Browsing: Disease

Sleeping seven to nine hours a night can help lower blood pressure, balance hormones and support glucose control.A lack of…

Researchers showed that current preeclampsia testing criteria still accurately identifies the condition in people with sickle cell disease.Image credit:©iStock.com, SeventyFourSickle cell…

Genetic inheritance may sound straightforward: One gene causes one trait or a specific illness. When doctors use genetics, it’s usually…

mRNA molecule, illustration. [Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/Getty Images] In RNA molecules, the 5′ untranslated region (UTR) is located directly upstream of the…

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Rebecca WallersteinerLondonwallersteiner{at}hotmail.comUntil her untimely death aged 44, Scottish born Vicky Johnson, associate professor of neurosurgery at Perelman School of Medicine,…

John B Doyle, assistant professor of medicine1 2, Jocelyn Silvester, associate professor of pediatrics3, Jonas F Ludvigsson, professor of clinical…

Researchers used a technique called base editing to correct a mutation in the lamin A gene. At 8 months old,…

Researchers used base editing to correct a point mutation in the lamin A (LMNA) gene in mice.Image credit:©iStock, Albina LavrentyevaPoint…

Researchers and physicians alike are interested in identifying biomarkers from minimally invasive samples like blood to aid in disease detection…