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TIGS Director calls for exercising restraint before declaring COVID-19 'en
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New Delhi [India], March 12(ANI): As the COVID third wave has faded in the country, the Director of Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS), Bengaluru has called upon people not to be complacent and said one should still have to wait to declare COVID-19 an "endemic" asserting that a l
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Lymphatic disorder may cause stillbirth, chronic disease in affected child
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Adelaide [Australia] March 7 (ANI): In a breakthrough discovery, South Australian researchers have identified a genetic mutation responsible for a lymphatic disorder that may be responsible for causing stillbirth or severe, chronic disease in affected children.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific unveils new Genetic Analyzer to bring Advanced Ca
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 7 (ANI/PNN): Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced its latest generation of SeqStudio Flex Series Genetic Analyzer to enable customers' cutting-edge research in areas such as gene editing and infectious disease.
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World Kidney Day: One third of children with kidney tumour have hereditary
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Utrecht [Netherlands], March 5 (ANI): It is often seen that a perfectly healthy young person, who is not just fit but also active, gets diagnosed with diabetes. The reason? Their genes! But what about complications like a kidney tumour? A recent study has made a shocking discovery that one-t
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Mapmygenome launches Genomics Experience Center in Bengaluru
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 2 (ANI/PR Newswire): Mapmygenome India opened its Genomics Experience Center in Bengaluru on March 1. The NABL & ICMR certified center is located at Sector 7, HSR Layout. The new center is an expansion of Mapmygenome's services provided in Hyderabad a
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Study finds small water samples can find really big animals
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Washington [US], March 2 (ANI): A team of scientists used an emerging genetic tool that analyses DNA in water samples to detect big animals like whales and dolphins in New York waters.
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World Birth Defects Day: WHO seeks to raise awareness, intensifies measure
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New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): The World Health Organization has defined birth defects as structural or functional anomalies (for example, metabolic disorders) that occur during intrauterine life. They can be identified during pregnancy, at birth and at times, detected only later. Birth d
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COVID-19 genetic risk variant protects against HIV, says study
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Solna [Sweden], February 26 (ANI): A recent study has revealed that in addition to risk factors such as advanced age and chronic diseases like diabetes, genetic heritage also contributes to individual COVID-19 severity risk.
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Steroid treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy may depend on time of d
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Ohio [US], February 22 (ANI): Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rare genetic condition that causes progressive muscle weakness and other systemic damage. Every year, about 20,000 children are diagnosed with it. Now, a new study has reported that the time of day for providing the drug may be c
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COVID-19 genetic risk variant protects against HIV: Study
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Solna [Sweden], February 22 (ANI): The SARS-CoV-2 infection affects some people severely, while others have only mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. A recent study has revealed that in addition to risk factors such as advanced age and chronic diseases, like diabetes, our genetic heritage al
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Research: Depression, Alzheimer's disease share genetic roots
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Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): A new study has identified common genetic factors in both depression and AD. Importantly, the researchers found that depression played a causal role in AD development, and those with worse depression experienced a faster decline in memory.
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US FDA grants the coveted Breakthrough Designation for early-stage prostat
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 15 (ANI/PR Newswire): Datar Cancer Genetics today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 'Breakthrough Designation' for its blood test to detect early-stage prostate cancer. This is the second test from the Company that has
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