Category: 8. Health

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  • Accurate and cost-effective workflow integrating trio pooled-WES for novel gene discovery in neurodevelopmental disorders

    Accurate and cost-effective workflow integrating trio pooled-WES for novel gene discovery in neurodevelopmental disorders

  • Ismail FY, Shapiro BK. What are neurodevelopmental disorders? Curr Opin Neurol. 2019;32:611–6.

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  • Vissers LELM, Gilissen C, Veltman JA. Genetic studies in intellectual…

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  • Quantitative analysis of the effects of air pollution and urbanization on the rate of allergy and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

  • Cavaillès, A. et al. Comorbidities of COPD. Eur. Respiratory Rev. 22 (130), 454–475 (2013).

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  • Wise, S. K. et al. International consensus statement on allergy and rhinology: Allergic…

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  • Unbiased characterization of COVID-19 endotypes leads to prognostication of high-risk individuals using routine blood tests

  • Berlin, D. A., Gulick, R. M. & Martinez, F. J. Severe COVID-19. N. Engl. J. Med. 383, 2451–2460 (2020).

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  • Lim, Z. J. et al. Case fatality rates for patients with COVID-19 requiring invasive…

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  • Woman sneezes out maggots after fly larvae get trapped in her deviated septum

    Woman sneezes out maggots after fly larvae get trapped in her deviated septum

    She had surgery to remove the mucus munchers, which recovered 10 larvae at various stages and a pupa. A genetic test and DNA sequencing confirmed they were sheep bot flies, as did visual inspection of two third-stage larvae…

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  • New guidelines offer new approach for managing high cholesterol : NPR

    New guidelines offer new approach for managing high cholesterol : NPR

    Doctors say patients should get a lipoprotein(a) test along with other screening, in new guidelines for managing…

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  • Tick-borne meat allergy can affect livestock producers’ health and livelihood : NPR

    Tick-borne meat allergy can affect livestock producers’ health and livelihood : NPR

    Alpha-Gal syndrome comes from tick bites. It causes severe allergies to some meat and dairy products. For some farmers and ranchers, it not only affects their health but also their livelihood.



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  • Vaccinating bats could be good for people. But how would you do it? : NPR

    Vaccinating bats could be good for people. But how would you do it? : NPR

    Bats such as this greater horseshoe bat can harbor dangerous viruses. Researchers present new evidence that it might be…

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  • New Research Challenges Long-Held Assumptions About Prediabetes Treatment

    New Research Challenges Long-Held Assumptions About Prediabetes Treatment

    Achieving remission from prediabetes dramatically reduces the risk of heart disease and other major cardiovascular events. Lowering blood sugar levels dramatically reduces the risk of serious heart problems in people with prediabetes. Research…

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  • Cats May Hold the Key to Treating Human Cancer

    Cats May Hold the Key to Treating Human Cancer

    A large international study has mapped the genetic landscape of feline cancers for the first time, revealing striking similarities between tumor-driving mutations in cats, humans, and dogs. The genetics of cat tumors are no longer a “black…

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