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Genetic brain disease reverses after birth, study finds
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 22 (ANI): Researchers at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) in Japan report that Kleefstra syndrome, a genetic disorder that leads to intellectual disability, can be reversed after birth in a mouse model of the disease.
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Study develops novel gene therapy method to help children with neurologica
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Ohio [US], July 12 (ANI): Researchers recently developed a novel method of gene therapy that can help children born with a rare genetic disorder called AADC deficiency. This deficiency causes severe physical and developmental disabilities.
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Delhi couple resorts to crowdfunding for treatment of their infant sufferi
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 6 (ANI): A couple living in Delhi's Paschim Vihar are trying to raise Rs 16 crore through crowdfunding to save their 10-month-old child Rehansh's life, who is suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) 1, a rare genetic disease.
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Those with genetic disorders should be prioritised during vaccination: Stu
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 28 (ANI): During a recent study, an international team of researchers discovered that in comparison to the general population, adults suffering from Down syndrome have a higher risk of death due to COVID-19. This implicated that people with genetic disorders should
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Study prioritises COVID vaccination for those with genetic disorders
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 23 (ANI): An international team of researchers during a recent study found that adults who suffer from Down syndrome have a higher risk of death due to COVID-19, in comparison to the general population. The study implicated that vaccinating people with genetic disor
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Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates Pediatric Rare Genetic Disorders Laboratory in
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 20 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the 'Pediatric Rare Genetic Disorders Laboratory' on the Silver Jubilee of the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics (CDFD) on Saturday.
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Class X student designs machine learning project to identify Down Syndrome
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI/NewsVoir): 15-year-old Saanvi Mehra has designed a project to identify children afflicted with Down Syndrome, a genetic disorder, through their photographs. Designed as part of a project submitted to Google India Code to Learn contest 2020, this tool has th
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Study suggests low-carb diet for people with high cholesterol
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 18 (ANI): People with hypercholesterolemia (a genetic disorder that causes people to have cholesterol levels two-four times higher than the average person) should eliminate, or reduce carbohydrates from their diet instead of fats, according to recent research.
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Study identifies new link between calcium, cardiolipin in heart defects
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 11 (ANI): Detection of Energy production in heart muscles result in a variety of cardiac diseases. A team of scientists has now discovered a new link between calcium, heart energy production, and cardiolipin, a type of fat. The discovery helps explain heart defect
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Young mothers more likely to give birth to children with ADHD
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 25 (ANI): Among a number of other problems which kids born to young mothers suffer, the likelihood of having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the latest findings highlighted in a study.
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Study finds a way to treat liver disease
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 10 (ANI): Patients fighting liver disease could be helped by the discovery of cells that cause liver scarring in their body, researchers have found.
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Delhi: 52-year-old man with situs inversus gets new life
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 9 (ANI): Doctors at Fortis Hospital have given a fresh lease of life to a patient suffering from a rare genetic disorder called situs inversus --in which the organs in the chest and abdomen are reversed or mirrored.
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