Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What is celiac disease?
Celiac disease is a chronic disease that can't be cured, but treatment can help with symptoms.
Jun 15, 2023
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Page 21 - News tagged with specific genes
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 exposure possible outside of home isolation rooms
A Rutgers study has detected tiny airborne particles containing RNA from the SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19, both inside and outside of the rooms in which infected people were self-isolating at home. This finding suggests ...
Jan 27, 2022
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Pediatrics
Study highlights importance of screening for rare inherited iron metabolism defects
Over 40% of cases curated based on stringent clinical and laboratory criteria from the Indian subcontinent have an inherited iron metabolism defect on comprehensive genomic evaluation, report investigators in The Journal ...
May 20, 2024
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Genetics
Study links epigenetic changes to historic trauma in Alaska Native communities
Researchers investigated the relationship between historical traumatic events experienced by Alaska Native communities and epigenetic markers on genes that previous studies have linked to trauma. The new study found a similar ...
Sep 7, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
New genetic compound marker could help early diagnosis of aggressive prostate cancer
A research team at the University of Turku in Finland discovered a link between the interplay of certain simultaneously occurring genetic changes in the HOXB13 and CIP2A genes, aggressiveness of prostate cancer, high risk ...
Sep 12, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists uncover 13 distinct patterns in DNA mutation risks with implications for cancer evolution
Mutations, which occur continuously in every cell of our bodies, are a key contributor to cancer, aging, and neurodegeneration. While exposure to mutagenic chemicals, or mistakes in cellular processes during DNA replication ...
Jan 10, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists report genetic test to help predict men at most risk from aggressive prostate cancer
Scientists are reporting a test which can predict which patients are most at risk from aggressive prostate cancer, and whether they suffer an increased chance of treatment failure. This test, reported at the European Association ...
Mar 28, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
New insights into the connections between alcohol consumption and aggressive liver cancer
While heavy drinking is a well-established risk factor for liver cancer, the specific mechanisms by which alcohol contributes to A-HCC remain unclear.
Apr 19, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers complete first trial of Black patients with early-stage breast cancer
Black patients with early-stage breast cancer who were treated with docetaxel chemotherapy every 3 weeks had less drug-induced peripheral neuropathy and significantly fewer dose reductions compared to those who received weekly ...
Jun 4, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
New study shows that healthy and disease-linked bacteria can coexist in the vagina
A new study from the Kristina Broliden research group at the Department of Medicine in Solna, shows that women with a healthy bacterial flora in the vagina can simultaneously have disease-linked bacteria attached to the ectocervical ...
Jun 8, 2023
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