A study by scientists at deCODE genetics and collaborators in Denmark and the U.S., on the genetics of accessory conduction pathways in the heart (Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome), reveals that accessory pathways can cause ...
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New research from a team in China has uncovered a novel variant in the MYO1D gene that is linked to laterality defects, congenital heart diseases, and sperm defects in humans. Laterality defects involve the abnormal positioning ...
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New research by the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) of Singapore has identified for the first time how gene variations cause changes in the brain that are linked to essential tremor—a common condition that causes ...
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Diagnosing the genetic cause of a disease can aid in finding therapies and directing treatment, but often these diagnoses occur long after the disease has impacted a patient's life. In a new study, researchers from Children's ...
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Sickle cell disease, while rare, is the most common inherited blood disorder and affects over 100,000 people in the United States, more than 90% of whom are Black according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ...
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Cramps, tingling and pain in the extremities can be symptoms of poor blood circulation. Left unchecked, bad circulation can turn into worse health outcomes. An expert with Baylor College of Medicine breaks down some warning ...
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Women treated for ovarian cancer caused by an inherited faulty gene have a lower risk of developing breast cancer following that treatment, new research from Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and The University ...
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University of Calgary librarian Kathryn Ruddock had read about the lack of diversity in anatomy illustrations. As a visible minority librarian with a medical sciences background, the revelation struck a chord.
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Researchers from Sinai Health and the University of Toronto have gleaned new insights into how thyroid cancer could be more effectively treated.
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Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and deep learning (DL) are increasingly transforming the medical field by enhancing diagnostic accuracy, prognostic predictions, precision treatments, and operational efficiency ...
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Medical Genetics is the specialty of medicine that involves the diagnosis and management of hereditary disorders. Medical genetics differs from Human genetics in that human genetics is a field of scientific research that may or may not apply to medicine, but medical genetics refers to the application of genetics to medical care. For example, research on the causes and inheritance of genetic disorders would be considered within both human genetics and medical genetics, while the diagnosis, management, and counseling of individuals with genetic disorders would be considered part of medical genetics. In contrast, the study of typically non-medical phenotypes such as the genetics of eye color would be considered part of human genetics, but not necessarily relevant to medical genetics (except in situations such as albinism). Genetic medicine is a newer term for medical genetics and incorporates areas such as gene therapy, personalized medicine, and the rapidly emerging new medical specialty, Predictive Medicine.
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