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Study finds genetic clues to pneumonia risk and COVID-19 disparities
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and colleagues have identified genetic factors that increase the risk for developing pneumonia and
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Beyond plaques and tangles: Genetic variation may increase risk of cognitive decline
A genetic variation in some people may be associated with cognitive decline that can’t be explained by deposits of two
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Genetic variant may explain why some women don’t need pain relief during childbirth
Women who do not need pain relief during childbirth may be carriers of a key genetic variant that acts a
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New recommendations on genetic testing for prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is a leading cause of death from cancer in the US and especially in the Philadelphia region. Consistently,
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New genetic markers of type 2 diabetes identified in East Asians
In the largest study of its kind in any non-European population, an international team of researchers, including a University of
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Large study of genetic differences reveals several new targets for variety of diseases
While subtle differences in the number of genes copied from one individual and passed down to the next can be
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New genetic cause of epilepsy found
Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have contributed to a decades-long global effort that has revealed two new
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Weight-loss surgery may counter genetic risk for developing breast cancer
Women with a genetic predisposition for breast cancer were 2.5 times more likely to develop a malignancy than women with
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has disco bath built to give comfort to daughter with rare genetic condition
A little girl with a rare genetic disorder has found comfort in a specially made disco bathtub. Ailey Wales, five,
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