NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – Genetic counselors in the cancer field experienced changes to their practice soon after a Supreme Court ruling that effectively expanded the types of genetic tests available for assessing individuals’ risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC), results from a recently published survey suggest. In the Journal of Genetic Counseling last week, researchers...
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Academia, industry collaborate on solutions to neural disease, injury
Neurological disorders like Parkinson’s, the aftermath of stroke, limb loss and paralysis significantly diminish the length and quality of life — affecting about one in six people worldwide. But a growing number of biomedical innovations, driven in large part by an aging population dealing with debilitating health issues, are improving both cognitive and motor function....
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Discovery of new T-cell subtype opens window on rheumatoid arthritis
Finding flows from researchers’ use of high-tech tools to deeply and efficiently characterize patient cells Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system attacks the joints, causing inflammation, pain, and eventually destruction of the tissues that make up this essential body part. A research team led by scientists from Brigham and Women’s...
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Origin of Blood
Summary: Scientists have developed a new understanding of how the first blood cells form during human development as they transition from endothelial cells to form blood cells of different types. Scientists at Lund University, Sweden have developed a new understanding of how the first blood cells form during human embryogenesis as they show transition from...
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Risks of diabetics fasting during Ramadan: Hypoglycemia rates with insulin pump v. injections
A new study examining the risk of fasting during Ramadan for people with Type 1 Diabetes compared blood glucose levels in 2 groups of people: 1.Patients taking insulin pump therapy. 2.Patients taking multiple daily insulin injections. The researchers report their findings in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics. (DTT). Researchers compared blood glucose data in these two...
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Cause of an inherited neurological disorder discovered
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have identified the basis for how a single gene mutation can cause a rare neurological movement disorder known as dystonia. Dystonia can result from an injury or can be an inherited disorder in which patients progressively develop from childhood uncontrollable muscle contractions leading to repetitive movements and awkward and...
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Where does your blood actually come from?
Blood cells. Scientists at Lund University in Sweden have developed a new understanding of how the first blood cells form during human development as they transition from endothelial cells to form blood cells of different types. Using a laboratory model of human stem cell development and by looking at the expression of blood cell and...
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Risks of diabetics fasting during Ramadan: Hypoglycemia rates with insulin pump v. injections
A new study examining the risk of fasting during Ramadan for people with type 1 diabetes compared blood glucose control and the rates of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia between users of insulin pump therapy versus multiple daily insulin injections. The researchers report their findings in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics(DTT). Reem Alamoudi, MD, MHSc, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal...
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How Flawed Science Is Undermining Good Medicine
A surprising medical finding caught the eye of NPR’s veteran science correspondent Richard Harris in 2014. A scientist from the drug company Amgen had reviewed the results of 53 studies that were originally thought to be highly promising — findings likely to lead to important new drugs. But when the Amgen scientist tried to replicate those promising...
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10 Things Every Child With Autism Wishes You Knew
We are often quick to make judgements on what we perceive to be happening when children behave in a way that draws attention – but when a young person with autism is struggling to cope with the world, the last thing they need is our criticism. These 10 tips reflect our combined experience of research...