One of the keys to quickly diagnosing anti-malarial drug resistance — potentially saving lives — lies in testing whole blood
Category: disease
Immunotherapy Delays Type 1 Diabetes Onset in People at High Risk
A two-week course of an experimental immunotherapy called teplizumab dramatically reduced type 1 diabetes (T1D) diagnosis rates in people at
Newly Approved Spinal Muscle Atrophy Treatment Zolgensma is Based on Delivery System Discovered by Penn Gene Therapy Pioneer
James Wilson, MD, PhD, recalls being struck by the devastating toll of rare diseases as a young physician in the 1980s.
Artificial intelligence detects a new class of mutations behind autism
Many mutations in DNA that contribute to disease are not in actual genes but instead lie in the 99% of
Massive sequencing study links rare DNA alterations to type 2 diabetes
An international consortium of scientists has analyzed protein-coding genes from nearly 46,000 people, linking rare DNA alterations to type 2
Hop to It: New look upends old concept of bacteria’s movement
Engineered bacteria can help clean up polluted aquifers, where they move through porous rocks and wet sediments to target and
Artificial Intelligence Could Vastly Scale Up Alzheimer’s Research
Researchers at UC Davis and UC San Francisco have found a way to teach a computer to precisely detect one
Research on repetitive worm behavior may have implications for understanding human disease
Repetition can be useful if you’re trying to memorize a poem, master a guitar riff, or just cultivate good habits.
Research could lead to more precise diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer
Oncologists may soon have an accurate and inexpensive way of differentiating between types of ovarian cancer that will improve how
A new method to select the right treatment for advanced prostate cancer
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified blood-based biomarkers that may determine which patients will benefit from continued hormonal
