MRI of Inner Ear Used for Evaluation of Ménière Disease
TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessment of endolymphatic hydrops can help in the evaluation of Ménière disease (MD), according to a study published online July 25 in Frontiers in Neurology.
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Learn MoreCognition Studied in Children at Familial High Risk for Schizophrenia
TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children at familial high risk (FHR) for schizophrenia have neurocognitive impairments compared with population-based controls (PBCs), according to a study recently published in JAMA Psychiatry.
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Learn MoreUnrelated Folks Who Look Alike Share Similar DNA
TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A person’s unrelated lookalike, commonly known as a doppelganger, may actually share genes that affect not only how they appear, but also their behavior. In a new study, scientists did DNA analysis on 32 set…
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There’s a big gap in life expectancy between states. People in Hawaii now live 9 years longer, on average, than folks in Mississippi, new data shows. Read moreUse of pot, hallucinogens soaring among young Americans. Online surveys show that, compared …
Learn MoreFDA Approves First Cell-Based Gene Therapy for Beta-Thalassemia
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Zynteglo (betibeglogene autotemcel), the first cell-based gene therapy for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with beta-thalassemia who require r…
Learn MoreUn importante estudio genético detecta ADN vinculado con el autismo y otros trastornos
VIERNES, 19 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Más de 70 genes muestran una fuerte asociación con el autismo, y más de 250 están vinculados con la afección, reveló un nuevo e importante análisis genético.El análisis es el más grande de su tipo hast…
Learn MoreParásitos devotos: los monjes medievales se enfrentaban a desagradables gérmenes intestinales
VIERNES, 19 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los monjes medievales tenían muchas más lombrices que las personas promedio, reveló un nuevo análisis arqueológico.Los que vivían en Cambridge en tiempos medievales tenían casi el doble de probabilidad…
Learn MorePathogenic Germline Variants ID’d in Patients With Lung Cancer
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A total of 14.9 percent of patients with lung cancer have pathogenic germline variants (PGV), most of which are potentially clinically actionable, according to a study presented Aug. 16 as part of the American…
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Want to maintain muscle? Frequency of workouts is key. A relatively light workout several times a week beats a more intense one done just once a week, new research finds. Read moreMany who need opioid OD antidote the most can’t afford it. Naloxone can…
Learn MoreEfficacy of Durvalumab for Early-Stage TNBC Examined by Race
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), the pathologic complete response (pCR) rate for durvalumab added to neoadjuvant chemotherapy is 46 percent, with similar rates for African …
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