Researchers have found that a new base-editing gene therapy can help treat a rare neurodevelopmental disorder called Snijders Blok–Campeau syndrome caused by mutations in the CHD3 gene. A specialized gene-editing tool, the TadA-embedded adenine…
Category: 8. Health
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New targeted base-editing tool corrects genetic brain disorder in mice
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Centering children's voices in health research
Across much of modern health research, children are measured—but not always heard. For much of the past half-century, health research has prioritized the quantitative—numbers, test results, trial outcomes, statistical significance—driving…
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Over 43% of health care professionals suffered insomnia during and after COVID-19, study reveals
An analysis co-led by Josefa A. Antón Ruiz, a researcher from the Department of Health Psychology at the University of Alicante (UA), reveals that 43.5% of health care professionals experienced clinically significant symptoms of insomnia during…
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Study identifies antiviral protein IFN-γ as a potential biomarker for Long COVID fatigue
SARS-CoV-2 triggers the production of the antiviral protein IFN-γ, which is associated with fatigue, muscle ache and depression. New research shows that in Long COVID patients, IFN-y production persists until symptoms improve,…
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Silencing Ghrelin The Hunger Hormone
New findings that snakes thrive without the hunger hormone ghrelin suggest future obesity drugs could safely mute hunger at its source, complementing today’s satiety‑boosting therapies.
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Less sugar as a baby, fewer heart attacks as an adult
Limiting sugar consumption during early childhood may reduce the risk of serious heart problems later in life. A study published in The BMJ, based on data from the end of sugar rationing in the United Kingdom in 1953, found that people who…
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Off-label antipsychotic use widespread among older adults, study finds
A large registry study in Finland by the University of Oulu and the University of Eastern Finland shows that many older adults receive antipsychotic medications for purposes other than those officially approved. Known as off-label use, this…
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A Gut Microbe Linked to Good Health is Discovered
Researchers have been learning more about specific species of microbes that live in the human gut, and how those microbes are connected to various aspects of our health and well-being. This can be a…
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A Gut Microbe Linked to Good Health is Discovered
Researchers have been learning more about specific species of microbes that live in the human gut, and how those microbes are connected to various aspects of our health and well-being. This can be a…
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High Altitude Protects Against Diabetes by Turning Red Blood Cells Into ‘Sugar Sponges,’ Scientists Find
High-altitude living may protect people from type 2 diabetes because thin air forces red blood cells to act like “sugar sponges,” soaking up extra glucose from the bloodstream and lowering blood sugar levels.
Scientists Uncover the…
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