Nearly two decades ago, a gene therapy restored vision to Lancelot, a Briard dog who was born with a blinding
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Liquid biopsies reveal genetic alterations linked to cancer drug resistance
Many patients see their tumors shrink in response to a drug, only to have them come back with a vengeance
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Physician leaders call for action to create a new generation of physician-scientists: Revitalizing the pipeline is of critical importance for health challenges, they say
In a perspective article appearing in the Aug. 1 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a group of
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Strong evidence for causal link between obesity and multiple diseases
A new study, led by Professor Elina Hyppönen from UniSA’s Australian Centre for Precision Health, presents the strongest evidence yet
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New method enables more extensive preclinical testing of heart drugs and therapies
Researchers at the University of Louisville have developed an easily reproducible system that enables them to keep slices of human
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Does genetic testing pose psychosocial risks?
For the last quarter century, researchers have been asking whether genetic information might have negative psychosocial effects. Anxiety, depression, disrupted
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Preventing hereditary deafness: Optimized gene-editing tool prevents hearing loss in mice with hereditary deafness without detectable off-target effects
Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital have used a novel gene-editing approach to salvage the hearing of
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Treatment targeted at a genetic mutation relieves psychosis symptoms: Proof-of-principle findings pave the way for precision medicine in psychiatry
Treatment of psychosis can be targeted to a specific genetic mutation in patients with psychotic disorders, according to a study
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Networks of gene activity control organ development: Evolutionary studies on developmental genetic programs across mammals
For the first time, researchers have decoded the genetic programmes that control the development of major organs in humans and
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How artificial intelligence can help detect rare diseases: Researchers show that using portrait photos in combination with genetic and patient data improves diagnoses
Every year, around half a million children worldwide are born with a rare hereditary disease. Obtaining a definitive diagnosis can
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