80-year-old baby deaths mystery solved
80-year-old medical mystery that caused baby deaths solved: Researchers at the University of East Anglia have solved an 80-year-old medical mystery that causes kidney damage...
Genetics
The Genetics category delves into the science of inherited traits, genetic conditions and the role of DNA in health and disease. It features insights into research advances, clinical implications and how genetic understanding is shaping personalised approaches to care.
TMS study could be helpful for epilepsy prognosis
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) measured cortical inhibition provides insight into interindividual differences in progressive myoclonic epilepsy. In patients with progressive myoclonic epilepsy type 1 (EPM1),...
Stem cell plasters to stop children needing repeated heart surgeries
Stem cell plasters to stop children needing repeated heart surgeries: Researchers at the University of Bristol, funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), have developed...
Genetic background has an effect on the metabolism of essential fatty acids
Genetic background has an effect on the metabolism of the essential polyunsaturated fatty acids alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic acid, a recent study from the University...
Genome sequencing could curb hospital infection outbreaks
Genome sequencing could curb hospital infection outbreaks: The spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria in hospitals could be greatly reduced thanks to research by The University of...
UK participants for stammering gene study
UK participants needed to help discover genes behind stammering. More than 1500 adults and children from the United Kingdom are being recruited for an international...
Genetic testing to identify cardiomyopathy in kids
Genetic testing can diagnose cardiomyopathy – a disease of the heart muscle – in children and help detect who will have heart failure and require...
Skin microbiome identified as factor in stem cell transplants
Organ damage occurs in up to 70 percent of patients in the first few months following stem cell transplant. The precise reasons for this potentially...
Children’s growth genome study
Children’s growth will be easier to assess following a University of Queensland-led study analysing the genetic variants that influence height. Dr Loic Yengo and Professor...
Education vital to help patients considering future gene therapies for blindness
Education vital to help patients considering future gene therapies for blindness: Australians with inherited retinal disease (IRD) have a strong interest in undergoing gene therapy...
