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Whole exome sequencing routinely fails to adequately analyze large segments of DNA

Children who undergo expansive genetic sequencing may not be getting the thorough DNA analysis their parents were expecting, say experts at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

6 Jan 2020

Prison sentences given to scientists who gene-edited babies

The three scientists responsible for the creation of three gene-edited babies have received prison sentences.

6 Jan 2020

Online physician reviews and ratings are important to older adults, new poll shows

Find a restaurant. Book a hotel. Choose a product to buy. Online ratings and reviews from other customers can help with making decisions on all of these, and their use has exploded in the past decade.

6 Jan 2020

Effort to control opioids in an ER leaves some sickle cell patients in pain

India Hardy has lived with pain since she was a toddler — ranging from dull persistent aches to acute flare-ups that interrupt the flow of her normal life.

6 Jan 2020

CID trials: Adoption of new recommendations could get innovative treatments to patients faster

Complex Innovative Design trials could be transformed for the better, following the publication of recommendations, published today in the British Journal of Cancer.

6 Jan 2020

Researchers show new potential path to improve bone-repair procedures

Researchers are moving closer to a new approach for improving spinal fusion procedures and repairing broken or defective bones that avoids an over-production of bone that commonly occurs in current treatments.

3 Jan 2020

Scaling up use of opioid agonist therapies could help combat Ukraine’s HIV epidemic

A new study led by Yale University researchers finds that scaling up use of methadone and buprenorphine -- medications for treating opioid use disorder known as opioid agonist therapies (OATs) -- could greatly reduce HIV transmission rates and prevent deaths in Ukraine, where the disease is epidemic among people who inject drugs.

3 Jan 2020

Study may explain how chemicals in skincare products trigger allergic contact dermatitis

Allergic reactions in the skin can be caused by many different chemical compounds found in creams, cosmetics, and other topical consumer products, but how they trigger the reaction has remained somewhat mysterious.

3 Jan 2020

Bile acids could also play a role in immunity and inflammation

Could bile acids--the fat-dissolving juices churned out by the liver and gallbladder--also play a role in immunity and inflammation?

3 Jan 2020

MDI Biological Laboratory announces expansion of innovative data literacy program

The MDI Biological Laboratory has announced that it is expanding its innovative SEPA (Science Education Partnership Award) program, which aims to improve secondary school education in data literacy while addressing the public health threat posed by arsenic in well water.

3 Jan 2020

FDA needs to take further action on e-cigarettes

While the American Thoracic Society appreciates that the FDA took action on certain flavored cartridge-based vaping products, it is disappointed that the Administration chose to not follow through on its September 2019 promise to clear the market of all flavored electronic nicotine delivery projects.

3 Jan 2020

AANEM offers opportunity to showcase research in neuromuscular and electrodiagnostic medicine

The American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine is now accepting abstracts for its 2020 annual meeting in Orlando, Florida.

3 Jan 2020

Researchers offer new perspective on pyrethroid insecticides

In an invited Commentary just published in JAMA Internal Medicine, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health professors Drs. Steven Stellman and Jeanne Mager Stellman offer their perspective on results from a recent study on Pyrethroid, among the most widely used insecticides in the world for public health control of vector-borne illnesses, including West Nile virus.

3 Jan 2020

Researchers identify how anatomical connections in the brain develop during adolescence

The human brain is organized into circuits that develop from childhood through adulthood to support executive function- critical behaviors like self-control, decision making, and complex thought.

3 Jan 2020

Exercise and a healthy lifestyle shown to reduce the risk of dementia

Research suggests that regular exercise not only improves heart health but can also slow down cognitive decline and potentially delay the onset of dementia.

3 Jan 2020

Diet significantly influences mental health and wellbeing, review confirms

A new expert review confirms that diet significantly influences mental health and wellbeing, but cautions that the evidence for many diets is comparatively weak.

3 Jan 2020

Drug trial seeking treatment option for hyperphagia in patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome

One in every 15,000 children is affected by Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a complex, genetic endocrine condition caused by a disorder of chromosome 15. It's non-inheritable, meaning the condition isn't passed down from a family member.

3 Jan 2020

DNA tests to provide rapid diagnosis of rare diseases in critically ill infants

NHS England is will now provide new DNA testing that can rapidly diagnose rare diseases in critically ill babies and children.

3 Jan 2020

Structure of most lethal toxin produced by C. difficile bacteria identified

Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and their colleagues have identified the structure of the most lethal toxin produced by certain strains of Clostridium difficile bacteria, a potentially deadly infection associated with the use of antibiotics. The

2 Jan 2020

Researchers identify key biomarkers for predicting autism in newborns

Because early detection of autism is linked to significantly improved outcomes, the discovery of early predictors could make all the difference in a child's development.

2 Jan 2020

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Whole exome sequencing routinely fails to adequately analyze large segments of DNA

Prison sentences given to scientists who gene-edited babies

Online physician reviews and ratings are important to older adults, new poll shows

Effort to control opioids in an ER leaves some sickle cell patients in pain

CID trials: Adoption of new recommendations could get innovative treatments to patients faster

Researchers show new potential path to improve bone-repair procedures

Scaling up use of opioid agonist therapies could help combat Ukraine’s HIV epidemic

Study may explain how chemicals in skincare products trigger allergic contact dermatitis

Bile acids could also play a role in immunity and inflammation

MDI Biological Laboratory announces expansion of innovative data literacy program

FDA needs to take further action on e-cigarettes

AANEM offers opportunity to showcase research in neuromuscular and electrodiagnostic medicine

Researchers offer new perspective on pyrethroid insecticides

Researchers identify how anatomical connections in the brain develop during adolescence

Exercise and a healthy lifestyle shown to reduce the risk of dementia

Diet significantly influences mental health and wellbeing, review confirms

Drug trial seeking treatment option for hyperphagia in patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome

DNA tests to provide rapid diagnosis of rare diseases in critically ill infants

Structure of most lethal toxin produced by C. difficile bacteria identified

Researchers identify key biomarkers for predicting autism in newborns

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