Within a day of testing positive for covid-19 in June, Miranda Kelly was sick enough to be scared. At 44,
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Genetic ancestry versus race can provide specific, targeted insights to predict and treat many diseases
The complex patterns of genetic ancestry uncovered from genomic data in health care systems can provide valuable insights into both
Continue reading »Blood test for kidney rejection suggests new way to treat post-transplant patients
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have discovered a blood biomarker that predicts kidney transplant rejection with
Continue reading »Retinal transplant boost opens door to treat eyesight loss
Dying retinal cells send out a rescue signal to recruit stem cells and repair eye damage, according to the findings
Continue reading »Smartphone use offers tool to treat multiple sclerosis, other diseases
Monitoring how patients with multiple sclerosis or other degenerative diseases use their smartphones could provide valuable information to help get
Continue reading »Researchers demonstrate a novel way to treat snakebite
Snakebite is one of the world’s biggest hidden health problems with up to 138 000 victims dying every year, and
Continue reading »Double trouble: A drug for alcoholism can also treat cancer by targeting macrophages
Developing a therapy to combat cancer remains one of the most difficult challenges in medical research. Cancer cells use the
Continue reading »Study examines HIV drug’s potential to treat Alzheimer’s
A drug used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS is showing promise as a potential therapy for Alzheimer’s disease, and Vanderbilt
Continue reading »Research points to possible target to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF
Long-held dogma says lung fibrosis in diseases like idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, results from recurrent injury to alveolar epithelium
Continue reading »Cracking the mystery of a rare bleeding disorder—and pursuing ‘off-the-shelf’ drugs to treat it
Consider for a moment that your life is dominated by spontaneous nosebleeds, chronic stomach hemorrhaging, persistent anemia and a complex
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