Personalized therapy for rare genetic diseases: Patient-derived organoids offer new hope
Children's Mercy Kansas City has achieved a significant advancement toward the treatment of rare genetic diseases through the ...
AI models forecast COVID-19 risks and treatment for hospitalized patients
Seasonal influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and COVID-19 are actively circulating throughout the United States.
Long read sequencing reveals more genetic information while cutting time and cost of rare disease diagnoses
One in every 10 people worldwide is impacted by a rare genetic disease but about 50% of them remain undiagnosed despite rapid ...
Doctors test a new way to help people quit fentanyl
During the COVID-19 pandemic, when fentanyl overdoses surged, doctors were desperate to find ways of helping their patients.
Medicaid-insured heart transplant patients face higher risk of post-transplant complications, study finds
A new study led by UCLA Health highlights the link between socioeconomic disadvantage, Medicaid insurance, and poorer ...
What the US exit from the WHO means for global health and pandemic preparedness
A health organization created in the wake of World War II to fight disease across the planet is losing its biggest donor, the United States.
WHO says reviewing priorities ahead of US exit
The World Health Organization said Friday it was reviewing its priorities in preparation for the withdrawal of its largest ...
Blood vessel growth factor alleviates anxious behaviors in mouse study
Anxiety disorders, characterized by an excessive apprehension about real or perceived threats and dysfunctional behaviors ...
Proof-of-concept study dissolves clusters of breast cancer cells to prevent metastases
Certain tumor types do not remain at their point of origin but spread throughout the body and form metastases. This is ...
Personalized COVID-19 protection: Study finds scalable tests identify at-risk individuals
New research emphasizes the need for ongoing COVID-19 protection for people with weakened immune systems, with scalable tests ...
Study provides evidence of amyloidosis in the brains of some World Trade Center responders
Closing in on 25 years since the World Trade Center (WTC) attacks, WTC responders continue to suffer long-term effects from their exposures at Ground Zero. One issue of possible growing concern is ...
Illinois had at least 103 outbreaks of norovirus in November, December, following national trend
Illinois had at least 103 outbreaks of the stomach bug norovirus in November and December—a dramatic increase from previous ...