Genetics
Blood condition linked to protection against Alzheimer's
Stanford Medicine researchers have found that a common blood condition associated with several diseases may have a protective effect against Alzheimer's disease.
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Genetics
Source of common kidney disease lies outside the kidney, study suggests
The cause of a common kidney disease likely lies outside the kidney, according to a new study led by Columbia University researchers. The study, which uncovered 16 new locations in the genome linked to immunoglobulin A (IgA) ...
Jun 23, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers find a new class of biomarkers to predict treatment outcomes in cancer patients
One of the big reasons that cancer is difficult to treat is that patients respond to treatments differently, and these differences can rarely be anticipated. In most cases, determining whether and how a patient will respond ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Novel device holds promise for diagnosing tuberculosis in the 'missing millions'
According to the World Health Organization, each year there are approximately three million undiagnosed cases of tuberculosis (TB) globally, which are characterized as the "missing millions." In a cutting-edge study, scientists ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Medications
New anticoagulants may help treat sepsis and COVID-19
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have just discovered that the drug dimethylfumarate can block blood clotting during infection, offering hope that it could be used to treat a number of conditions, such a life-threatening ...
Jun 21, 2023
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Pediatrics
Probiotics shown to create order in preterm babies' guts, fight antimicrobial resistance
Every year about 15 million preterm babies are born worldwide who suffer from a risk of infection and inflammation. Being born many weeks or even months before their expected due date, their immune system is less mature than ...
Jun 21, 2023
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Genetics
New, precise, and efficient DNA sequencing method may lead to easier testing and earlier cancer detection
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have invented a new way to map specific DNA markings called 5-methylcytosine (5mC) which regulate gene expression and have key roles in health ...
Jun 15, 2023
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Health
Contact lenses found to shed microplastics
Millions of people around the world wear contact lenses, including reusable ones. But these plastic lenses don't last forever, and lenses need to be replaced every few days, weeks or months. Now, researchers reporting a pilot ...
Jun 15, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Many long COVID patients suffer from persistent inflammation, study finds
An overactive inflammatory response could be at the root of many long COVID cases, according to a new study from the Allen Institute and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
Jun 12, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New study suggests simple test could detect breast and ovarian cancer risk without genetic sequencing
Researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Medical University of Lodz have found a way to detect increased cancer risk associated with BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations without genetic sequencing, ...
Jun 8, 2023
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