Education Interacts With Genetic Variants to Increase Myopia Risk
TUESDAY, Nov. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Education interacts with genetic variants to confer susceptibility to myopia, according to a study published online Nov. 17 in PLOS Genetics.Rosie Clark, Ph.D., from Cardiff University in the United Kingdom, …
Learn MoreStable Neurodevelopment Seen for Most Children With Familial High Risk for Schizophrenia
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most children at familial high risk for schizophrenia (FHR-SZ) or bipolar disorder (FHR-BP) have stable neurocognitive development, but some transition to a different, usually more impaired, subgroup, accordin…
Learn MoreCancer of the Appendix: Very Rare, But Genes May Play Role
MONDAY, Nov. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While appendix cancer is rare, for a small percentage of patients the disease may be linked to a particular genetic variant, a new study suggests. Researchers built on earlier research with this study, finding…
Learn MoreDoctors Use CRISPR Technology to Boost Cancer Immunotherapy
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Gene editing has for the first time produced modified immune cells finely honed to target and attack cancer cells, researchers say.A team used the gene editing tool CRISPR to alter immune cells drawn from 16…
Learn MoreEl autismo altera al cerebro de formas importantes, encuentra un estudio
JUEVES, 3 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El autismo es un trastorno más abarcador de lo que se pensaba, y parece surgir de cambios en el cerebro ubicados a lo largo de la corteza cerebral, no solo en áreas específicas, informa un estudio rec…
Learn MoreAI Algorithm May ID Dysfunctional Immune Profiles in Acute Infection
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A machine learning framework, built to deploy a quantitative sepsis response signature, can identify individuals with dysfunctional immune profiles, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in Science Tra…
Learn MoreAutism Alters Brain in Major Ways, Study Finds
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Autism is a more comprehensive disorder than previously thought, and appears to arise from brain changes located throughout the cerebral cortex, not just in specific areas, a new study reports.Because of auti…
Learn MoreScience Reveals Genes That Help Drive Dyslexia
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Some children struggle to read or spell because of a condition called dyslexia that is known to run in families. Now, researchers report they have pinpointed a large number of genes responsible for the disorde…
Learn MoreCausal Link Identified Between Bipolar Disorder, IBD
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Bipolar disorder (BD) is causally associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published online Sept. 20 in Frontiers in Genetics.Zhe Wang, from the First Affiliated Hospital, China M…
Learn MoreLa peste negra remodeló los genes de formas que afectan a la salud de las personas hoy en día
JUEVES, 20 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La pandemia de peste negra acabó con hasta la mitad de las personas que vivían en algunos de los lugares más poblados de la Edad Media, asolando a Europa, Asia y África hace casi 700 años.Ahora, un aná…
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