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Complex patterns of genetic ancestry can provide insights into genetic, environmental factors of many diseases

The complex patterns of genetic ancestry uncovered from genomic data in health care systems can provide valuable insights into both genetic and environmental factors underlying many common and rare diseases--insights that are far more targeted and specific than those derived from traditional ethnic or racial labels like Hispanic or Black, according to a team of Mount Sinai researchers.

16 Apr 2021

“Expansion Hunter” method can detect DNA errors that lead to repeat expansion diseases

Detecting hidden genetic defects by applying an existing method to an existing datasets. Researchers at Radboud university medical center have succeeded.

16 Apr 2021

Shorter variations of high intensity interval training also improve health

High intensity interval training has become increasingly popular as it's a quick and effective way to improve health.

16 Apr 2021

Breast cancer treatment can be safely reduced in women over the age of 70

Oncologists faced with treating older women with breast cancer often must decide if the treatment may be more detrimental than the cancer.

16 Apr 2021

Survival data for immunotherapies should be re-analyzed for potential misinterpretation, indicates study

Immune checkpoint inhibitors have transformed cancer care to the point where the popular Cox proportional-hazards model provides misleading estimates of the treatment effect, according to a new study published April 15 in JAMA Oncology.

16 Apr 2021

Markers of fear recall differ between sexes, but in a hormone-dependent manner

A new study shows that markers of fear recall differ between men and women, but in a hormone-dependent manner.

16 Apr 2021

Intestinal worm infection can cause severe sexually transmitted viral diseases

Infection with parasitic intestinal worms (helminths) can apparently cause sexually transmitted viral in-fections to be much more severe elsewhere in the body.

16 Apr 2021

Targeting brain protein may lead to new therapeutic approaches for neurodegenerative disorders

Neurological disorders are the number one cause of disability in the world, leading to seven million deaths each year. Yet few treatments exist for these diseases, which progressively diminish a person's ability to move and think.

16 Apr 2021

Novel gene mutations may help identify patients with a specific form of muscular dystrophy

New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School found mutations in a novel gene that may help identify patients with a specific form of muscular dystrophy.

16 Apr 2021

CRISIS survey offers better insights into the psychological and physical impact of COVID-19

To better understand the psychological and physical impact caused by the profound consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic - and also inform priorities for interventions and policy changes to address the mental health consequences of the pandemic.

16 Apr 2021

A new approach to estimate the risks of exposure to COVID-19 under different indoor settings

Two MIT professors have proposed a new approach to estimating the risks of exposure to Covid-19 under different indoor settings.

16 Apr 2021

Cell receptor neuropilin-1 offers a promising anti-tumor strategy

Cancer is an insidious disease that, despite being around for centuries, is still very difficult to diagnose and treat. Thus, cancer has been the focus much research in the biomedical fields.

16 Apr 2021

Study: Financial stress can have impact on well-being, lead to physical pain in later years

Financial stress can have an immediate impact on well-being, but can it lead to physical pain nearly 30 years later? The answer is yes, according to new research from University of Georgia scientists.

16 Apr 2021

Researchers visualize fast brain signals from outside the skull

The brain processes information using both slow and fast currents. Until now, researchers had to use electrodes placed inside the brain in order to measure the latter.

16 Apr 2021

Study finds that not all patients with elevated eye pressure need treatment to prevent vision loss

More than 20 years after the launch of a landmark clinical trial, follow-up examinations and analyses found that not all patients with elevated eye pressure need pressure-lowering treatment to prevent vision loss from glaucoma.

16 Apr 2021

Researchers explore ways to reduce firearm-related death and injury

Fifty-five years ago, America's death toll from automobile crashes was sky-high. Nearly 50,000 people died every year from motor vehicle crashes, at a time when the nation's population was much smaller than today.

16 Apr 2021

Modeling study suggests how different SARS-CoV-2 mutations prevent antibody binding

This suggests a cocktail of antibodies will work better at neutralizing the virus than a single antibody alone. In a study published in the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers report the structure of binding complexes of the different classes of antibodies to the spike RBD using computational modeling, which may also help explain how the virus generates escape mutations.

16 Apr 2021

Study: Norovirus clusters are resistant to detergent and ultraviolet disinfection

Clusters of a virus known to cause stomach flu are resistant to detergent and ultraviolet disinfection, according to new research co-led by Danmeng Shuai, Ph.D., an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the George Washington University and Nihal Altan-Bonnet, Ph.D., a senior investigator and the head of the Laboratory of Host-Pathogen Dynamics at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health.

16 Apr 2021

More SARS-CoV-2 variants have emerged from immunocompromised hosts, shows research

A number of SARS-CoV-2 variants have emerged from immunocompromised hosts, research has identified. It is thought that variants of concern - including B.1.1.7, a variant first identified in Kent - were a result of long-term infection in people with a weakened immune system.

16 Apr 2021

Researchers develop a rapid method to assess thirdhand smoke contaminants in household fabrics

A study led by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, has found chemicals in thirdhand smoke, or THS, get extracted more readily from household fabrics in a humid environment than in a dry one.

16 Apr 2021

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Complex patterns of genetic ancestry can provide insights into genetic, environmental factors of many diseases

“Expansion Hunter” method can detect DNA errors that lead to repeat expansion diseases

Shorter variations of high intensity interval training also improve health

Breast cancer treatment can be safely reduced in women over the age of 70

Survival data for immunotherapies should be re-analyzed for potential misinterpretation, indicates study

Markers of fear recall differ between sexes, but in a hormone-dependent manner

Intestinal worm infection can cause severe sexually transmitted viral diseases

Targeting brain protein may lead to new therapeutic approaches for neurodegenerative disorders

Novel gene mutations may help identify patients with a specific form of muscular dystrophy

CRISIS survey offers better insights into the psychological and physical impact of COVID-19

A new approach to estimate the risks of exposure to COVID-19 under different indoor settings

Cell receptor neuropilin-1 offers a promising anti-tumor strategy

Study: Financial stress can have impact on well-being, lead to physical pain in later years

Researchers visualize fast brain signals from outside the skull

Study finds that not all patients with elevated eye pressure need treatment to prevent vision loss

Researchers explore ways to reduce firearm-related death and injury

Modeling study suggests how different SARS-CoV-2 mutations prevent antibody binding

Study: Norovirus clusters are resistant to detergent and ultraviolet disinfection

More SARS-CoV-2 variants have emerged from immunocompromised hosts, shows research

Researchers develop a rapid method to assess thirdhand smoke contaminants in household fabrics

Advancing Menopause Care: Non-Hormonal Treatments for Vasomotor Symptoms

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

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