July 29, 2024 by Fujita Health University This study by Fujita Health University researchers revealed that kidney function, considered in terms of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), can be used as a predictor for SCD in patients with congestive heart failure. Credit: Yoshihiro Sobue from Fujita Health UniversityPatients with congestive heart failure (CHF) having a...
by Oregon Health & Science University A genetic mutation that leads to a rare, but devastating blindness-causing syndrome has been discovered in monkeys for the first time. The finding offers a promising way to develop gene and cell therapies that could treat the condition in people. Three rhesus macaques with a mutated gene that’s associated with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome have been discovered, according to a...
