Scientists have taken a major step towards developing a blood test that could identify millions of people who spread tuberculosis unknowingly.
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Last summer, three patients in the United States acquired malaria without leaving their home states of Florida, Texas and Maryland. Before this, locally acquired mosquito-borne malaria had not occurred in the U.S. since 2003.
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A simple skin biopsy test detects an abnormal form of alpha-synuclein, the pathological hallmark of Parkinson’s disease and the subgroup of neurodegenerative disorders known as synucleinopathies, at high positivity rates.
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This research comes at a time when there is a burgeoning interest in wellness and alternative medicine, which has fueled consumers’ curiosity about the composition of their own microbiomes.
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Distinct patterns in resistance prevalence by age were observed throughout Europe but varied across bacterial species.
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A new study identifies and characterizes an antioxidant compound recently derived from the Laetiporis cremeiporus species.
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The researchers were surprised to find that, using several different analyses, they could not detect a signature of radiation damage on the genomes of the worms from Chornobyl.
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The technique could be used by women unable to produce viable eggs due to previous treatment for cancer or other causes. It also raises the possibility of men in same-sex relationships having children who are genetically related to both parents.
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The changes in repetitive DNA—called Alu elements—occur in people’s blood plasma regardless of where their cancer originated.
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New research has uncovered a mucus-based mechanism involved in pancreatic cancer cell transformation.
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This discovery can influence the development of noninvasive tests to detect kidney scarring and therapies to reverse the condition.
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The foremost experts from Boston University say they have identified a new subtype of chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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Recombinant protein vaccines, like the Novavax vaccine used to fight COVID-19, offer several advantages over conventional vaccines.
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Analyzing ancient DNA, a research team recently uncovered cases of Down syndrome and what could be the first instance of Edwards syndrome identified from prehistoric remains.
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In the All of Us program, half of the genomic data came from participants of non-European genetic ancestry, which allowed researchers to utilize the dataset to advance precision medicine for everyone.
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