Un gen podría bajar los niveles de VIH en algunas personas de ascendencia africana
MIÉRCOLES, 2 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una variante genética recién descubierta podría explicar por qué algunas personas de ascendencia africana tienen unas cargas virales naturalmente más bajas de VIH, informa un equipo internacional de i…
Learn MoreGenetic Evidence Supports Causal Effect for Diastolic BP on Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is genetic evidence supporting a causal effect of diastolic blood pressure (DBP) on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), according to a study published online July 16 in The Prostate.Kaikai Lv, M.D., fro…
Learn MoreGene Could Lower HIV Levels in Some People of African Descent
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A newly discovered genetic variant might explain why some people of African ancestry have naturally lower viral loads of HIV, an international team of researchers reports.This variant, carried by an estimate…
Learn MoreSocioeconomic Disparities Seen for Timing of Preoperative Hemodialysis
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There are significant age-, sex-, race-, and social deprivation-related disparities in the timing of preoperative hemodialysis for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), according to a research lette…
Learn MoreAI-Assisted Mammograms Could Be a Big Advance: Study
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) programs can safely be used to help radiologists review mammogram images and detect breast cancers, early results from an ongoing clinical trial show.A single radiologist aided b…
Learn MoreBiotech Company Settles With Family of Henrietta Lacks, Whose Cells Revolutionized Medicine
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cervical cells from Henrietta Lacks, a cancer patient who died more than 70 years ago, are a cornerstone of modern medicine, but her family has never been compensated for the cells taken without her knowledge….
Learn MoreBiotech Company Settles With Family of Henrietta Lacks, Whose Cells Revolutionized Medicine
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cervical cells from Henrietta Lacks, a cancer patient who died more than 70 years ago, are a cornerstone of modern medicine, but her family has never been compensated for the cells taken without her knowledge….
Learn MoreMammography Plus Ultrasound Superior to Mammography With AI for Dense Breasts
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mammography with supplementary ultrasound has higher accuracy and a lower recall rate than mammography with artificial intelligence (AI) or mammography with ultrasound and AI, according to a study published on…
Learn MoreFamilies With Multiple Cases Give Clues to Autism’s Origins
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a study of families that have multiple children with autism, researchers have unearthed new insights into genes that might drive the disorder.“Study design is critical, and not enough attention has been pai…
Learn MoreEn un ensayo, un nuevo parche de ultrasonido detecta unas anomalías minúsculas en los senos
VIERNES, 28 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unos científicos han desarrollado un parche de ultrasonido portátil que podría en algún momento permitir a las mujeres monitorizar ellas mismas las señales tempranas de cáncer de mama en la comodidad de…
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