Oncology & Cancer
New genes associated with breast cancer risk
Only a small percentage of breast cancer cases can be linked to heredity, and many of the genes with ties to the disease are unknown.
Jun 26, 2018
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Neuroscience
New layers in research, treatment of sickle cell trait and stroke
Sickle cell disease increases the risk of stroke for African Americans – but recent research shows carrying the genetic trait for sickle cell doesn't.
Jun 19, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds music therapy brings effective pain relief for sickle cell patients
A new study published in the Journal of Music Therapy reveals promising findings for the application of improvisational music therapy in assuaging the multidimensional acute pain of adult patients with sickle cell disease ...
Jun 14, 2018
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Genetics
Genome-editing tool could increase cancer risk
Therapeutic use of gene editing with the CRISPR-Cas9 technique may inadvertently increase the risk of cancer, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, and the University of Helsinki, Finland, published ...
Jun 11, 2018
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Health
Detroit-area couple in court over control of frozen embryos
A Detroit-area woman seeking custody of as many as 10 frozen embryos is asking a judge to appoint a guardian over them while she clashes with her former partner for control.
Jun 5, 2018
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Health
Words matter: Stigmatizing language in medical records may affect the care a patient receives
A Johns Hopkins study found that physicians who use stigmatizing language in their patients' medical records may affect the care those patients get for years to come.
May 9, 2018
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Cardiology
Sickle cell trait not linked to stroke in African-Americans
(HealthDay)—For African-Americans, sickle cell trait (SCT) seems not to be associated with the incidence of ischemic stroke, according to a meta-analysis published online April 23 in JAMA Neurology.
Apr 27, 2018
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Medical research
'Incompatible' donor stem cells cure adult sickle cell patients
Doctors at the University of Illinois Hospital have cured seven adult patients of sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder primarily affecting the black community, using stem cells from donors previously thought to ...
Apr 25, 2018
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Medical research
Healthy red blood cells owe their shape to muscle-like structures
Red blood cells are on a wild ride. As they race through the body to deliver oxygen, they must maintain a distinct dimpled shape—and bounce back into form even after squishing through narrow capillaries. Red blood cells ...
Apr 4, 2018
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Genetics
Solution to 50-year-old mystery could lead to gene therapy for common blood disorders
In a landmark study that could lead to new therapies for sickle cell anaemia and other blood disorders, UNSW Sydney-led researchers have used CRISPR gene editing to introduce beneficial natural mutations into blood cells ...
Apr 2, 2018
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