by Vanderbilt University Medical Center Credit: CC0 Public DomainAn international genetic study using multiancestry biobanks has identified novel genetic locations associated with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the most common type of glaucoma and the leading cause of irreversible blindness globally. The findings, published in Cell Reports Medicine, detail ancestry- and sex-specific genetic loci associated with POAG...
By Michael Irving July 26, 2022 A new study has found evidence that alcohol may accelerate biological aging Depositphotos A comprehensive new Oxford study has added to the growing body of research highlighting the health effects of alcohol. The large-scale genetic analysis suggests that alcohol consumption directly accelerates aging, by shortening telomeres. Alcohol is among...
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M. D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER HOUSTON ― A new study led by the global Cancer Grand Challenges PRECISION team, including researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, shifts the long-held belief that all invasive breast cancers following ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) arise from the original DCIS lesion. The results, published today in Nature Genetics, demonstrate that...
by Lisa Marshall, University of Colorado at Boulder Credit: CC0 Public Domain More than half of people diagnosed with one psychiatric disorder will be diagnosed with a second or third in their lifetime. About a third have four or more. This can make treatment challenging and leave patients feeling unlucky and discouraged. But a sweeping...
by University of Helsinki Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An international consortium of leading migraine scientists identified more than 120 regions of the genome that are connected to risk of migraine. The groundbreaking study helps researchers better understand the biological basis of migraine and its subtypes and could speed up the search for new treatment of...
The most comprehensive genomic study of syphilis to date has mapped the recent resurgence of the disease around the world. Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the UK Health Security Agency, the London School of Hygiene &Tropical Medicine, and their collaborators found almost identical syphilis samples between 14 countries, showing there is widespread international transmission...
by Monash University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Hemorrhoids, also called piles, affect a large portion of the population, for reasons that have mostly remained unknown. Now an international study which investigated the DNA of nearly 1 million people has identified some likely causes. Found at the very end of the digestive tract, hemorrhoids are blood filled...
