The heart of giving: How including charitable gifts in your estate plan can change — and save — lives
For lifelong athlete Patrice, her journey from the starting line of a 10k race to the surgeon ’s table underscores the fragility of life. Patrice discovered her heart was compromised in 1990 when she collapsed during a run due to a genetic condition that was undermining the connections between her heart muscle cells.
“Back then I was told I should never exercise again, but that didn’ t turn out to be true,” she said. “I just had to back things down — more walking, no running, but still… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 29, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Megan Crane, MNM, CSPG Source Type: news
The doctor who caught actress Olivia Munn ’s breast cancer also diagnosed her own: ‘I don’t want another woman to go through what I went through’
What are the odds you’ll develop breast cancer in your lifetime? Not a woman’s average risk—13%, according to the American Cancer Society—but your personal risk based on your age, genetics, family history, and other risk factors? That’s a statistic you should know off the top of your head, Dr.…#thaïsaliabadi #beverlyhills #shemd #fortune #oliviamunn #brca1 #bcsc #rebeccakaltman #fairfax #virginia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
News at a glance: Domestic U.S. postdocs, edited pig organs, and the Milky Way ’s central black hole
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South Korea joins Horizon Europe
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (center) and EU leaders announced a research funding deal.
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South Korea will participate in the €95.5 billion ($104 billion) Horizon Europe R&D program, the first East Asian country to do so, the European Commission announced last week. South Korean scientists will compete for grants on an equal footing with their European counterparts; in return, South Korea will contribute an as-yet-undisclosed amount to the 7-year program, which expires in 20...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 28, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Studying Cancer Through Simultaneous Genetic and Epigenetic Analysis
Profiling genetic variants and DNA methylation changes in cell free DNA could transform the detection of cancers including hepatocellular carcinoma. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - March 28, 2024 Category: Science Tags: The Marketplace Source Type: news
How 2 Families Faced a Catastrophic Birth Defect
Cases of trisomy 18 may rise as many states restrict abortion. But some women choose to have the babies, love them tenderly and care for them devotedly. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gina Kolata and Kim Raff Tags: Trisomy 18 Genetics and Heredity Chromosomes Babies and Infants Pregnancy and Childbirth Disabilities Parenting Carey, John C (Doctor) University of Utah Support Organization for Trisomy Source Type: news
MedGen Users, We Want Your Feedback!
Do you use NCBI’s MedGen? If so, then you probably know it’s NCBI’s one-stop-shop for genetic phenotype information. If you are a healthcare provider, genetic professional, researcher, or anyone who uses MedGen, we want to hear from you to help us make this resource better meet your needs! We want to know: How you currently … Continue reading MedGen Users, We Want Your Feedback! → (Source: NCBI Insights)
Source: NCBI Insights - March 28, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NCBI Staff Tags: What's New ClinVar Genetic Testing Registry (GTR) MedGen Source Type: news
Stressed? Some Genes Could Raise Your Heart Attack Risk
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- Folks with genetically-driven stress are more likely to suffer heart attacks after nerve-wracking events or times of unrest, a new study shows.People with above-average genetic scores linked to neuroticism and stress... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 28, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Need 10,000 Daily Steps to Prevent Obesity? It May Depend on Genetics
(MedPage Today) -- The daily step count needed to reduce the risk of obesity may be largely dependent on genetics, a retrospective cohort study indicated.
Among U.S. adults without obesity in the All of Us Research Program, incidence of obesity... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - March 27, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Why So Many Dogs Have Allergies Now
Every day, itchy dogs shuffle into Elizabeth Falk’s veterinary office. Some can’t stop chewing their feet or scratching their bellies. Others have red, smelly ears, or rashes on their skin. All are intensely uncomfortable because of environmental allergies. “They’re sitting in the waiting room, and everyone else is backing away out of fear that it’s contagious,” she says. “It’s super busy helping as many as we can.” Until recently, Falk was a veterinary dermatologist at Cornell University Veterinary Specialists, where she saw about 15 allergic pets a day and was booked ...
Source: TIME: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Angela Haupt Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
How Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Progresses in Adults
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the most common form of genetic heart disease worldwide. Researchers have estimated that up to 1 in 200 people have the condition, which is characterized by an abnormal thickening of the walls of the heart. This thickening can make it difficult for the heart to pump blood.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can be a deadly disease, and there was a time when it was largely untreatable. But the last 20 years have witnessed a sea change in the condition’s management—a change that has led to an estimated 10-fold decrease in deaths.
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Source: TIME: Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markham Heid Tags: Uncategorized freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Some people need to work out 73 percent harder than others for same weight loss results, study finds
Genetics can play a large role in how your body reacts to exercise, especially if you have a familial history of obesity. New guidelines suggest how to work with your genes to lose weight. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gene Therapy, DNA's Past, RNA's Future: Early History
The period between the 1920s and 1950s was a time of significant progress and exciting discoveries in genetics and biomedicine (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 27, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news
Obesity Genes Mean Some Folks Must Exercise More for Same Results
WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 -- Some folks struggling with obesity appear to be hampered by their own genes when it comes to working off those extra pounds, a new study finds.
People with a higher genetic risk of obesity have to exercise more to avoid... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 27, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
MRI reveals effects of risk factors on vulnerable brain regions
MRI shows the effects particular risk factors such as diabetes, air pollution, and frequency of alcohol use have on "higher-order" brain regions located in the cerebral cortex, researchers have found.
A team led by Jordi Manuello, PhD, of the University of Oxford in the U.K. reported that these risk factors further increase an individual's vulnerability to conditions such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. The group's findings were published March 27 in Nature Communications.
"[Our] results provide a comprehensive picture of the role played by genetic and modifiable risk factors on these fragile parts of the brain...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: Subspecialties MRI Neuroradiology Source Type: news
Orcas Are Considered One Species. Should They Be?
A new study suggests that two killer whale populations in the North Pacific are distinct enough to be considered separate species. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emily Anthes Tags: your-feed-science Whales and Whaling Fish and Other Marine Life Animal Behavior Research Genetics and Heredity National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Royal Society Open Science (Journal) Source Type: news
