Archive: 20/09/2016

New explanation offered for symptoms of fragile X syndrome

Until recently, scientists thought they understood one of the underlying causes of fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability in the United States. The syndrome, which is associated with ...

Sep 20, 2016

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New report examines how Medicare Shared Savings Program can affect radiology practices

A new study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute examines how the incentives in an alternative payment model (APM) - the Accountable Care Organization Shared Savings Program (ACO SSP) - might influence cost, quality, ...

Sep 20, 2016

Gene discovery in severe epilepsy may offer clues to unique personalized therapies

An international team of researchers who discovered a new gene disorder that causes severe childhood epilepsy leveraged that finding to reduce seizures in two children. The collaborators' case report reflects the potential ...

Sep 20, 2016

Two gene therapy vectors partially correct lung disease in a pig model of cystic fibrosis

Two new studies from the University of Iowa suggest that gene therapy may be a viable approach for treating or preventing lung disease caused by cystic fibrosis (CF).

Sep 20, 2016

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Genetic 'switch' identified as potential target for Alzheimer's disease

A team at the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre (CSC), based at Imperial College London, has found an important part of the machinery that switches on a gene known to protect against Alzheimer's Disease.

Sep 20, 2016

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Do these genes make me lonely? Study finds loneliness is a heritable trait

Loneliness is linked to poor physical and mental health, and is an even more accurate predictor of early death than obesity. To better understand who is at risk, researchers at University of California San Diego School of ...

Sep 20, 2016

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New evidence that testosterone may explain sex difference in knee injury rates

In studies on rats, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report new evidence that the predominance of the hormone testosterone in males may explain why women are up to 10 times more likely than men to injure the anterior cruciate ...

Sep 20, 2016

How brain separates relevant and irrelevant information

Imagine yourself sitting in a noisy café trying to read. To focus on the book at hand, you need to ignore the surrounding chatter and clattering of cups, with your brain filtering out the irrelevant stimuli coming through ...

Sep 20, 2016

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New therapeutic target for Crohn's disease

Research from the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) identifies a promising new target for future drugs to treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The study, published today in Cell Reports, also indicates ...

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Inherited parental methylation shifts over time, may have functional effects in the brain and other tissues

Parental imprinting—a form of gene control passed down from parents to offspring—is far more dynamic than previously thought and may contribute to changes in the brain and other tissues over time. This finding by Whitehead ...

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Archive: 20/09/2016

New explanation offered for symptoms of fragile X syndrome

New report examines how Medicare Shared Savings Program can affect radiology practices

Gene discovery in severe epilepsy may offer clues to unique personalized therapies

Two gene therapy vectors partially correct lung disease in a pig model of cystic fibrosis

Genetic 'switch' identified as potential target for Alzheimer's disease

Do these genes make me lonely? Study finds loneliness is a heritable trait

New evidence that testosterone may explain sex difference in knee injury rates

How brain separates relevant and irrelevant information

New therapeutic target for Crohn's disease

Inherited parental methylation shifts over time, may have functional effects in the brain and other tissues

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