The development of a highly accurate, blood-based pancreatic adenocarcinoma screen that would be accurate enough to test the general population for this deadly disease may not be far out of reach, according to data presented ...
Jun 19, 2012
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Each gene in the human genome has two copies. When researchers detect two mutations within a particular gene in a patient's genome, it can be difficult or expensive to determine if those two mutations are present in the same ...
Dec 7, 2023
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RIKEN geneticists have developed a tool that can quickly and accurately analyze variants in mobile genetic elements, commonly known as "jumping genes." This promises to shed light on the role such variants play in disease.
Oct 31, 2023
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U.S. life expectancy declined from 2020 to 2021 overall, among males and females, and for all race and Hispanic-origin groups, according to an August Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication from the U.S. Centers ...
Aug 31, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Life expectancy for the U.S. population increased in 2019, while the rate of drug overdose deaths increased from 2018 to 2019, according to two December data briefs published by the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Dec 22, 2020
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In India most people who are HIV positive don't know it, yet testing and treatment are relatively cheap and available. It would therefore meet international standards of cost-effectiveness—and save millions of lives for ...
Jun 10, 2013
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Western Sydney University researchers have used advanced statistical analysis to better understand how countries are impacted by COVID-19.
Sep 21, 2020
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Researchers at Pompeu Fabra University (Spain) have created a high resolution atlas of the heart with 3D images taken from 138 people. The study demonstrates that an average image of an organ along with its variations can ...
Feb 26, 2013
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A new study analyses the risk factors and excess mortality among heroin and cocaine consumers admitted to treatment in Spain. The results reveal that the fatality rate among consumers of both drugs is 14.3 times higher than ...
Feb 7, 2014
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A study led by MedUni Vienna has analyzed COVID-19 infection rates among cancer patients treated at Vienna General Hospital. It showed that due to strict safety precautions in patient care, COVID-19 infection rates were not ...
Aug 17, 2020
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