Cystic fibrosis alters immune system from early life stages, researchers discover
Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Working with an international team, researchers ...
Researchers uncover the source of cells that contribute to pulmonary fibrosis
Researchers have been trying for decades to stop the cells that damage the lung in people with pulmonary fibrosis. Now a team ...
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Cystic Fibrosis Biotech Sionna Announces $150M IPO
The Massachusetts-based biotech plans to use the funds to push its candidates into mid-stage clinical trials in a space ...
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DNA Damage Can Persists for Years
Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute have uncovered a surprising form of DNA damage that persists for years without repair, posing risks for generating harmful mutations. The findings shed ...
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Rare genetic mutation has given rise to a new human blood group, identified after 50 years
It also means donors with a similar blood type will be more easily found, which reduces the chance of harmful interactions during transfusions. “It represents a huge achievement, and the culmination ...
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Smartwatch and fitness tracker bands have ‘very high concentrations’ of this harmful chemical
A new study finds that several brands of fitness tracker and smartwatch bands contain "very high concentrations" of a man-made chemical that can harm our health. Oleg Breslavtsev - stock.adobe.com ...
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DNA Damage Lingers for Years, Alters Mutation Views
This means that the damage has multiple chances to generate harmful mutations, which can lead to cancer. Scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators analysed family trees of ...
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Vanzacaftor, tezacaftor, deutivacaftor similar to current cystic fibrosis standard of care
As Healio previously reported, the FDA recently approved Alyftrek for patients aged 6 years and older with cystic fibrosis with certain mutations based, in part, on data from these trials ...
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New Understanding of How Genetic Mutation Causes Huntington’s Disease
Video: Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard At a glance: Study explains long-standing question of why Huntington’s disease symptoms typically do not appear until midlife even though patients are born ...
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Growing expert consensus on harmful effects of social media on adolescent mental health
Sir, – After outlining the growing expert consensus fears over the harmful effects of social media on adolescent brain and mental health (“Social media has a limited effect on teenage mental ...
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DNA damage can last unrepaired for years, changing our view of mutations
This means that the damage has multiple chances to generate harmful mutations, which can lead to cancer. While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms ...
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DNA damage can last unrepaired for years, changing our view of mutations
This means that the damage has multiple chances to generate harmful mutations, which can lead to cancer. Scientists from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators analysed family trees ...