What Causes Alzheimer’s? Genes, Environment & Lifestyle Play Roles
TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Learning that your loved one has Alzheimer’s disease can be frightening and leave you feeling lost and unsure.To help you better understand the condition and what you can do to manage it, experts detail what …
Learn MoreDisease That Permanently Bends Fingers Could Have Origins in Neanderthal Genes
WEDNESDAY, June 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The so-called “Viking disease” causes the fingers of many aging northern European men to lock up in a bent position, and researchers now think they know why.Genetic variants inherited from Neanderthal man a…
Learn MoreGenetically Adjusted PSA Levels Improve Prediction of Prostate Cancer
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Accounting for genetic determinants of constitutive, noncancer-related prostate-specific antigen (PSA) variation improves prediction of prostate cancer, according to a study published online June 1 in Nature…
Learn MoreASCO: Germline Testing Underused in Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Few patients diagnosed with cancer between 2013 and 2019 in California and Georgia underwent germline testing, according to a study published online June 5 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to…
Learn MoreUnos cambios genéticos hicieron que la gripe aviar de esta temporada fuera más grave
VIERNES, 2 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unas mutaciones genéticas hicieron que esta última temporada de gripe aviar fuera más grave, y que aumentara el riesgo que plantea para los humanos y otros mamíferos, encuentra un nuevo estudio. El virus…
Learn MoreScientists Get Closer to a Better PSA Test
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The most common screening test for prostate cancer so often returns a false positive result that it’s no longer recommended for men older than 70, and it’s offered as a personal choice for younger men.But resea…
Learn MoreGene Changes Made This Season’s Bird Flu More Severe
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Genetic mutations caused this latest bird flu season to become more severe, increasing the risk it poses to humans and other mammals, a new study finds.The H5N1 avian influenza virus gained the ability to sever…
Learn MoreLos secretos biológicos de la mujer que no puede sentir dolor
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una combinación genética única ha beneficiado a una mujer escocesa, que vive prácticamente sin dolor, sana con una mayor rapidez y experimenta menos ansiedad y miedo, informan investigadores del Colegi…
Learn MoreAlzheimer’s Genes Might Also Raise Odds for Epilepsy
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) – People with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease may have an increased risk of epilepsy, a new study says. And folks with a certain type of epilepsy may have higher odds of developing Alzheimer’s di…
Learn MoreBiological Secrets of the Woman Who Can’t Feel Pain
WEDNESDAY, May 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A unique genetic brew has benefitted a Scottish woman who lives virtually pain-free, heals more rapidly and experiences reduced anxiety and fear, researchers from University College London report.Pain geneti…
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