Genetics
Genetic causes of cerebral palsy uncovered through whole-genome sequencing
A Canadian-led study has identified genes which may be partially responsible for the development of cerebral palsy.
Mar 29, 2024
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News tagged with biological data
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Statistical machine learning can find unknown factors that cause disease
A new method can now find previously unknown factors that underlie disease by using statistical machine learning to sort through mountains of complex biological data.
Mar 27, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Network analysis provides an integrated view of multiple sclerosis
An international research team has developed a computational biology tool, based on multi-level network analysis, to achieve an integrated vision of multiple sclerosis. This tool could be used to study other complex diseases ...
Feb 8, 2024
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Pediatrics
Researchers identify bacterial strain that demonstrates a potentially protective role in celiac disease
Researchers from Mass General for Children (MGfC) and 13 other institutions have identified a strain of Bacteroides vulgatus that may protect the gut intestinal barrier against the break in tolerance that occurs when gluten ...
Jan 8, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Biological agent trials for psoriasis rarely include patient images
Few randomized controlled trials involving biological agents for psoriasis treatment include patient images, according to a review published online on Nov. 15 in the Journal of Dermatological Treatment.
Jan 1, 2024
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Study shows sex could be a better predictor of sports performance than gender identity
Sex may be a more useful explanatory variable than gender identity for predicting the performance of athletes in mass-participation races, a new paper has found.
Dec 21, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists find a 'scarcode' common across damaged organs
Scarring goes more than skin deep. It can occur in any organ because of injury from smoking and excessive alcohol consumption or as a byproduct of chronic conditions like endometriosis, cardiovascular disease and autoimmune ...
Dec 15, 2023
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Neuroscience
Q&A: Building models of the brain to take them apart
Kanaka Rajan describes herself as an ever-curious, "stick-my-finger-in-the-electrical-socket kind of person" who enjoys working with her hands. Forays into engineering and experimental neuroscience led Rajan to her true calling: ...
Dec 7, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Q&A: The intersection of fertility, Zika, COVID-19, climate conditions, urbanicity and inequality
In 2020, then a sociology professor at the University of Texas at Austin and principal investigator of Decode Zika, LetÃcia Marteleto was leading a team interviewing 4,000 women in Pernambuco, the Brazilian state hit hardest ...
Dec 1, 2023
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Genetics
Newly identified biomarkers may detect early cognitive decline via blood test
For some people, extreme stressors like psychiatric disorders or childhood neglect and abuse can lead to a range of health problems later in life, including depression, anxiety and cardiovascular disease. A new study led ...
Nov 29, 2023
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