Improving care for rare diseases
In Sweden, more than 500,000 individuals live with a rare condition. Globally, approximately 7,000 distinct rare diseases have been identified,…
In Sweden, more than 500,000 individuals live with a rare condition. Globally, approximately 7,000 distinct rare diseases have been identified,…
A new international expert consensus statement published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine(Opens in a new window) provides important guidance for doctors on…
A sleep supplement widely used to treat insomnia could help reduce reliance on some of the most common and potentially…
A study published in NeuroMarkers showed that a nanosensor can measure nitric oxide (NO) from patient-derived stem cells to distinguish autism…
A 24-year-old woman presented with two years of unexplained darkening of her hands, feet, gums, and tongue. Initially dismissed as…
Countries experiencing armed conflict tend to report more measles cases, and the elevated risk persists even a year after the…
Two new studies jointly published in Nature: The Clinical Microbiome reveal that certain species of fungi in the gut play…
Many conditions that cause vision loss share a common feature: the gradual breakdown of the retina, the light-sensing tissue at…
A new gene therapy has been used to successfully treat a deadly childhood liver disease using mice that model this…
High-income countries that initiated widespread administration of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine in the mid-2000s have experienced substantial declines…
For traumatic brain injury (TBI) and certain brain diseases, it looks like the risk may go in both directions, according…
A new paper led by researchers at University of Victoria’s Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR) contributes to mounting…
Tirzepatide doesn’t just help people lose weight; it also activates brown adipose tissue, representing a major milestone in obesity research,…
Women with HIV most often die from preventable, trauma-related conditions like substance use and mental illness — not the virus…
The COVID-19 pandemic did not push nurses out of hospitals or other care settings as feared, but nurses left their…
For people with physical frailty, having high blood pressure may be associated with a lower risk of dementia, according to…
Scientists at the University of Illinois Chicago have discovered a new antibiotic that may be a bulwark in the fight against drug-resistant…
Most breast cancers are worsened by estrogens. To combat the recurrence of these cancers, clinicians treat patients with inhibitors for estrogen production, like…
How we sleep may have lasting impacts for our brain health as we age. A new University of Arizona study…
Postpartum and perinatal depression are known challenges for those going through pregnancy, but there has been less focus on the…
When looking at genetic variants in a person’s DNA that predispose them to disease, a new study has found having…
A randomized controlled trial conducted at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has found that a five-minute session of…
Over half of the people carrying HIV experience chronic pain at some point, which is difficult to treat. In a new JNeurosci paper, Hui-Lin Pan, from The University of Texas MD…
Many people with breast cancer can safely avoid chemotherapy with the use of a gene test, potentially sparing them unnecessary…
Experts have exposed a gap between the surge of menopause information available online and the quality of medical care women…
The true toll of long COVID may be double that of current estimates and hidden from current surveillance systems that…
Children recover significantly faster from concussion after receiving early, multidisciplinary care designed to treat persistent symptoms, according to a new…
Megan Sweet slices tumors. A normal day in the lab finds the Virginia Tech graduate student with hands deep inside…
A single dose of psilocybin — the active compound in magic mushrooms — reduces nerve pain for up to a…
Why are conditions such as chronic stress, depression, cardiovascular disease, fragmented sleep, and aging all associated with a higher risk…