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Study sheds light on link between neuroinflammation, Alzheimer's disease
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers discovered how genetic abnormalities in particular types of brain cells may lead to the inflammatory response found in Alzheimer's disease.
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Study finds new genetic mutation source for neurodegenerative diseases
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Researchers have identified a further possible origin for the genetic abnormalities that give rise to uncommon diseases like Huntington's disease (HD).
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Study discovers certain genetic mutations associated with treatment-resist
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A study performed by Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers discovered that specific genetic abnormalities are linked to treatment-resistant breast cancer in young women. These mutations do not appear to be associated with treatment-resistant breast cancer in older women.
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Study discovers how genetic mutations contribute to adult epilepsy
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
bout 1 in 26 people have epilepsy, and the most common type, temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), is frequently ineffectively treated with anti-seizure drugs. Neurosurgery may be necessary for patients with this type of epilepsy in order to stop their seizures. Uncertainty surrounds the causes and
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Urine gene test can predict bladder cancer years before diagnosis: Researc
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to new research, testing for genetic abnormalities in urine can identify bladder cancer years before the disease manifests clinical symptoms.
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Study finds women over 50 with specific mutations are at higher risk of ca
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Women who have BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic abnormalities continue to have a significant chance of developing cancer after age 50, even if they have never been diagnosed with the disease. This is true even though these mutations are linked to a younger beginning of breast and ovarian cancer
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Clinical study identifies genetic changes in head-neck cancer, association
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 27 (ANI): A multi-institutional team of researchers has identified both the genetic abnormalities that drive pre-cancer cells into becoming an invasive type of head and neck cancer and patients who are least likely to respond to immunotherapy.
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Blood test that detects genetic abnormalities may help predict pregnancy c
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 13 (ANI): A blood test, commonly used to detect foetal genetic abnormalities, may help predict complications associated with pregnancy even before symptoms develop, Epigenetics researchers have found.
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Study renders insights into genetic abnormalities leading to multiple myel
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 13 (ANI): In India, incidence of multiple myeloma affects 1.8 per cent in a population of 100,000. Approximately, 50,000 new cases of multiple myeloma are diagnosed each year.
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