Which wild animals carry the COVID-19 virus? An ambitious U.S. project aims to find out
Mission Creek Preserve in California—
Near a field lab at the base of barren desert mountains, a helicopter roared in with an unusual cargo: four desert bighorn sheep, each in a bag, dangling like lanterns from the aircraft’s belly. A specialized crew had captured the animals just over a mountain ridge in the distance. Now, workers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife lugged the sheep from the landing pad to the lab, where they weighed them, measured their horns, ran sonograms on pregnant ewes, clamped on GPS collars, swabbed noses, and drew blood.
The November 2023 operation was part of a dec...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 29, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Aggressiveness in Italian children with ADHD: MAOA gene polymorphism involvement - Neri L, Marziani B, Sebastiani P, Del Beato T, Colanardi A, Legge MP, Aureli A.
ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that children and adults can develop. A complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors may underlie interindividual variability in ADHD and potentially related aggressive behavior. Using high-resolution molecul... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Relationship of major depressive disorder and schizophrenia polygenic risk scores to suicide: a comparison between European and Asian ancestry populations - Otsuka I, Galfalvy H, Guo J, Akiyama M, Okazaki S, Terao C, Rujescu D, Turecki G, Hishimoto A, Mann JJ.
Psychiatric diagnosis rates in suicide decedents appear higher in European ancestry populations compared with East Asians. Shared genetic components exist between major depressive disorder (MDD)/schizophrenia (SCZ) and suicide, but no study has compared th... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 29, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news
Scientists Discover Cause of Rare Movement Disorder
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 -- Researchers have conclusively identified the genetic cause of a rare, progressive movement disorder.A rare extra-long version of a gene appears to cause nerve cells to become poisoned by toxic proteins in people with... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Healthy lifestyle may offset effects of life-shortening genes by 60%+
A healthy lifestyle may offset the effects of life-shortening genes by more than 60%, suggests an analysis of the findings from several large long term studies, published online in the journal BMJ Evidence Based Medicine.
While genes and lifestyle seem to have an additive effect on a person's lifespan, an unhealthy lifestyle is independently linked to a 78% heightened risk of dying before one’s time, regardless of genetic predisposition, the research indicates. (Source: World Pharma News)
Source: World Pharma News - April 29, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news
How Do You Diagnose Cerebral Palsy?
Discussion
Cerebral palsy (CP) is defined as “…a group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing activity limitation, that are attributed to non-progressive disturbances that occurred in the developing fetal or infant brain.” It is the most common physical disability in childhood. It occurs in 1:500 live births, with a prevalence as high as 2.1 case/ 1000 persons. Most patients are born full term.
There are 4 CP types:
Spastic
Occurs in 85-91%
May occur in one or more limbs
Unilateral (hemiplegia, 38%), bilateral (diplegia, 37% with lower limbs affected more than upper ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 29, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Genetics Studies Have a Diversity Problem That Researchers Struggle to Fix
(MedPage Today) -- CHARLESTON, S.C. -- When he recently walked into the dental clinic at the Medical University of South Carolina donning a bright-blue pullover with "In Our DNA SC" embroidered prominently on the front, Lee Moultrie said, two... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 29, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Like father, like son? The complex factors that shape a parent ’s influence on their child
Scientific studies cannot agree on the relative importance of genes and environment on how we turn out as adultsThe eternal mystery of how much we are shaped by our parents – or how much we shape our children – was stirred again last week with the publication of a study that suggests that we are less like our parents than we had previously thought.Led by Ren é Mõttus of Edinburgh University’s department of psychology, the study looked at more than 1,000 pairs of relatives to establish how likely children are to inherit what psychologists call the “big five” or “Ocean” personality traits: openness, conscient...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 27, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Anthony Tags: Parents and parenting Genetics Family Life and style Science University of Edinburgh King's College London Psychology Source Type: news
Why Experts Are Worried About Bird Flu in Cows
Bird flu has been hitting a little too close to home lately. In its testing of the commercial milk supply, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported on April 25 that 20% of milk samples tested from the retail market contained “viral fragments” of H5N1 bird flu. Many believe that’s an underestimate; experts at Ohio State University have found that as much as 40% of milk samples from processing facilities in the Midwest may contain parts of the virus.
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The results immediately raised concerns about the safety of the U.S.’ milk supply and the ri...
Source: TIME: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
CHMP recommends EU approval of Roche ’s Alecensa as the first adjuvant treatment for resected ALK-positive early-stage lung cancer
If approved, Alecensa will be the first and only ALK inhibitor approved for people with resected ALK-positive early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)The positive recommendation is based on results from the Phase III ALINA study where Alecensa showed an unprecedented 76% reduction in the risk of disease recurrence or death, compared to adjuvant chemotherapy1With about half of people living with early-stage NSCLC experiencing disease recurrence or death following surgery, Alecensa could minimise the risk by treating NSCLC before it has spread2Basel, 26 April 2024 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today th...
Source: Roche Investor Update - April 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
FDA approves Pfizer ’s first gene therapy for rare inherited bleeding disorder
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Pfizer 's treatment for a rare genetic bleeding disorder, making it the company's first-ever gene therapy to win clearance in the U.S. The agency greenlit the drug, which will be marketed as Beqvez, for adults with moderate to severe hemophilia B…#pfizer #beqvez #hemophilia #adamcuker #comprehensiveand #sparktherapeutics #cslbehring #fda #hemgenix #hemophiliaa (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Analysis identifies 50 new genomic regions associated with kidney cancer risk
NIH-led study offers insights into the role genetics may play in the risk of developing kidney cancer, (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - April 26, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Pet Owner Sends Her Own Cheek Swab Samples to a Pet DNA Testing Laboratory and Gets a Report That She is Part Border Collie and Bulldog
In a follow-up story, investigative news team in Boston sends a reporter’s cheek swab sample to the same pet DNA testing lab: report states the reporter is part Malamute, Shar Pei, and Labrador Retriever One pet DNA testing company returned results from human cheek swabs showing two different people were in fact part dog. The […]
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Source: Dark Daily - April 26, 2024 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Molecular Diagnostics, Genetic Testing, Whole Gene Sequencing Precision Medicine anatomic pathology Broad Institute clinical laboratory clinical pathology Dar Source Type: news
Genetic Signatures Ramps Up After Capital Boost
Genetic Signatures Ltd. (AU:GSS) has released an update. Genetic Signatures Ltd. reported a third-quarter revenue of $1.7 million, a dip due to sea...#geneticsignaturesltd #gss (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Game-changer' cancer jab offers hope of a cure: NHS launches trial of world's first personalised vaccine to destroy melanomas - and it uses same tech as pioneering Covid shots
The vaccine is custom-built for individuals using the specific genetic makeup of their tumour - telling the body to hunt down cancer cells and prevent the deadly disease from coming back. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
