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What is Huntington's Disease — and what’s the latest breakthrough treatment?Huntington’s disease is a rare, hereditary neurological condition causing progressive neuron loss, movement challenges, cognitive decline, ...- ICMR's NIIH develops simple point of care test for haemophilia A, Von Willebrand DiseaseA cost-effective point-of-care test kit has been developed in India for early diagnosis of haemophilia A and Von Willebrand Disease, offeri...
- AI-designed DNA controls genes in healthy mammalian cells for first time: StudyA recent study marks the first reported instance of generative AI designing synthetic molecules that can successfully control gene expressi...
- US FDA approves two gene therapies for sickle cell diseaseThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved two gene therapies for sickle cell disease, including the first treatment in the US ...
- Young-onset Alzheimer’s can be diagnosed in patients as young as 30: StudyAround 3.9 million people worldwide aged 30-64 live with young-onset Alzheimer's disease - a form of dementia in which symptoms appear befo...
- Alzheimer's signs can show up in 30-year-olds. Watch out for symptoms like scant attention, reduced ability to mimic hand gesturesYoung-onset Alzheimer's, which accounts for around five percent of cases globally, can cause brain fog and anxiety before any cognitive dec...
- Children born to elderly fathers are more likely to inherit diseasesOlder fathers pass on more mutations to their offspring in comparison to mothers.
- Some severe Covid-19 cases may be due to faulty genes, misguided antibodies, say scientistsThe research, published in the journal Science, noted that both groups of patients lack type I interferon -- a set of 17 proteins crucial f...
- Breast cancer rates are on the rise among young women and here's how you can prevent itIt is the most common cancer in most parts of India, both urban and rural.
- Busting myths: That lump you felt in your breast need not be cancerousMost women mistake myths for facts and avoid getting themselves checked.
- Chemicals found in shampoo, alcohol can increase cancer riskAldehydes are a class of chemicals made in our own bodies in small quantities but increasingly found everywhere in our environment.
- 'Tweaking genes could help extend shelf-life of mangoes, boost exports'Kolkata, Sep 18 (IANS) Wastage of mangoes cultivated in India, the world's top producer, due to flawed post-harvest practices can be counte...
- World's largest database for cancer drug discovery goes 3DIt allows scientists to identify communication lines that can be intercepted within tumour cells, opening up potential new approaches.
- Scientists think they've found way to make 'biggest biotech discovery of the century' saferChinese scientists made headlines when they used a gene-editing technique to modify the genomes of human embryos for the first time.
- First comprehensive computer model of development of blood cells createdThe human body produces over 2.5 million new blood cells during every second of our adult lives, but how this process is controlled remains...
- New in vitro fertilisation techniques help design genetically healthy babiesFrom helping infertile couples have babies, assisted reproduction techniques has evolved to assist people in having genetically healthy bab...
- Genetic testing poised to take off in India, but is it accurate?Errors are not unknown in many clinical tests, including some of the most common ones. So we should not be surprised if there were a few in...
- Going where some men have goneA well known quote attributed to Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, goes: "We must question the story logic of having an all-knowi...
- Customised drugs will be the way forward: RoyyuruAjay Royyuru, who heads the Computational Biology Center at IBM Research, is doing ground-breaking work in personalised, information-based ...
- Researcher claims breakthrough in cancer screeningResearchers have claimed a most significant discovery in cancer screening and treatment with the announcement of a leap in the ability to i...
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