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Medical Xpress / People under 40 diagnosed with type 2 diabetes have mortality rate four times higher than general population: Study
People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before 40 years of age, have nearly four times the risk of death compared with the general U.K. population, a new study carried out at the University of Oxford's Radcliffe Department ...
Medical Xpress / CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing trial results support further development as treatment for hereditary angioedema
A single treatment with a CRISPR-Cas9 based gene editing therapy is enough to replace the daily medication of patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE), a condition characterized by severe, painful and sudden onset of swelling, ...
Medical Xpress / Gene named for mythical Irish land could aid muscle function after traumatic nerve injuries
The key to recovering from traumatic nerve injuries, like those sustained in motor vehicle accidents or gunshot wounds, may be a gene named for the land of everlasting youth in Irish folklore.
Medical Xpress / Study increases understanding of what makes multiple recurrent meningiomas the most aggressive form of brain tumor
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis have identified clinical and genetic predictors of multiple recurrent meningiomas (MRMs), the most aggressive form of this ...
Medical Xpress / Experimental therapy shows potential for preventing heart failure after heart attacks
Scientists at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have developed a first-of-its-kind experimental therapy that has the potential to enhance heart repair following a heart ...
Medical Xpress / Scientists highlight negative impacts of sleep disruption on early brain development
Sleep deprivation in adults has long been proven to cause long-term mental and physical health issues, including, but not limited to, weakened immune systems, weight gain, depression, and increased risk of dementia.
Medical Xpress / Gut microbe enzyme with surprising metabolic capabilities offers new therapeutic possibilities
To address childhood malnutrition—which affects 200 million children globally—researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a therapeutic food that nourishes the collection of beneficial ...
Medical Xpress / New insights into amyloid β fibril growth offer hope for halting Alzheimer's progression
A collaborative research group has uncovered a new mechanism in the growth of amyloid β (Aβ) fibrils, which are closely associated with Alzheimer's disease. Using advanced high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM), the ...
Medical Xpress / Mouse model reveals liver involvement in muscular dystrophy
A new mouse model mimicking the liver symptoms of myotonic dystrophy type 1—the most prevalent form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy—provides insight into why patients develop fatty liver disease and display hypersensitivity ...
Medical Xpress / Gene technology detects more conditions than standard newborn screening, study finds
Early results from a study of newborn screening methods show that DNA analysis picks up many more preventable or treatable serious health conditions than standard newborn screening and is favored by most parents who are offered ...
Medical Xpress / Shoring up the heart muscle's intricately designed structures to treat heart failure
Our heart muscle is studded with tiny dyads, intricately designed structures that manage incoming electrical signals and calcium release to coordinate our heartbeats. Could gene therapy help maintain dyads' structure and ...
Medical Xpress / Visualization tool helps scientists spot neuronal activity patterns in mountains of data
Neuroscientists have learned a lot—like which neurons and circuits are associated with different behaviors—by recording the activity of small sets of neurons.