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Gene Mutation Among Schizophrenia Patients Characterized
Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder that affects a person's ability to think, feel and behave clearly. Previous studies have detected a significant decrease in neurotransmitter release among patients with this disorder. A new study has now ...
FDA Approves the First Drug to Treat an Rare Genetic Disorder Which Causes Kidney Stones
The US Food And Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lumasiran subcutaneous injection to treat adults and children with primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) - an ultra- rare genetic disorder. PH1 causes recurrent kidney stones and loss of kidney ...
Delhi Hospital First to Clear A Cyst Without Surgery
Hydatid cyst equivalent to the size of a tennis ball was removed from the right lung of a 45-year-old woman using a cryoprobe, without conducting an open chest surgery in India.
Cryoprobe is a surgical probe used to apply extreme cold to body ...
Novel Gene Mutation Identified in Generalized Lymph Node Swelling
Mutations in a novel gene, ANGPT2, that is responsible for primary lymphedema, has been identified. These mutations could lead to the dysfunction of ANGPT2 protein that otherwise helps in lymphatic and blood vessel maturation.
"The mutations ...
New Treatment Benefits Patients With Rare Genetic Disorder
In patients with a rare and aggressive form of leukodystrophy, a class of targeted therapy drugs could help improve their neurological function, revealed new findings published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. ...
Virtual biopsy diagnoses cysts in the pancreas with unprecedented accuracy definitively. This means they can eliminate precancerous cysts and potentially save lives.
The current standard involves testing the fluid inside the cysts. It correctly ...
Link Between Gene Mutation Combo and Endometrial Cancer
A combination of two genetic mutations is associated with endometrial cancer has been discovered Michigan State University researchers, in collaboration with the Van Andel Institute.
"More than 63,000 women are likely to be diagnosed with ...
Larotrectinib Drug Approved For Treatment Of Cancers With Specific Gene Mutation Approved
Treating patients with Vitrakvi (larotrectinib) is recommended for patients whose disease has spread or cannot be surgically removed, and who have no other satisfactory treatment options, stated new study.
Vitrakvi is the first ...
Test Using AI Tools can Accurately Identify Precancerous Pancreatic Cysts
A laboratory test using artificial intelligence tools has the potential to more accurately sort out people with pancreatic cysts who will probably develop pancreatic cancers in the future.
The test, dubbed CompCyst (for comprehensive cyst ...
Increased Risk of Death Among Prostate Cancer Patients With Gene Mutation
Gene mutation among men with prostate cancer is associated with a reduced survival rate, according to the researchers at the Institute of cancer research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS foundation trust.
Men with mutations in the ...
Newly Identified Gene Mutation Can Reduce Fear and Anxiety, Increase Social Interaction
Newly discovered gene mutation can significantly reduce fear and anxiety, and increase social interaction, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal Neuropharmacology .
Finnish researchers at the University of ...
No Need for Surgical Removal of Non-Cancerous Ovarian Cysts
Women who have ovarian cysts that are non-cancerous need not undergo surgery to remove them to avoid potential surgical complications. The findings of the study are published in the journal The Lancet Oncology .
The two-year study followed 1919 ...
Gene Mutation of the Black Death may Offer Clues in Treating Liver Disease
A genetic relic believed to safeguard some people in 14th century Europe from the bubonic plague, today was found to protect HIV patients co-infected with hepatitis C from potentially fatal liver scarring, states a University of Cincinnati (UC) ...
Surgical Removal not Necessary for Simple Ovarian Cysts
Simple ovarian cysts are common in women. It does not require any additional ultrasound surveillance or surgical removal and can be ignored, reveals a research.
Simple cysts are common in both pre- and post-menopausal women, and are not linked ...
Gene Mutation May Offer New Way to Fight Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity
Newly discovered gene mutation may offer new ways to prevent and treat diabetes, heart disease, and obesity, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology .
Researchers say ...
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a medical procedure that uses electrical energy and heat to destroy cancer cells. Know more about the benefits and risks of RFA.
Common Kidney Cancer Progression Stopped by Metabolic Enzyme
An enzyme key to cessation of tumor growth has been identified in an analysis of metabolites used by the body to make fuel in normal and cancerous cells in human kidney tissue.
Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor of the adrenal glands that secretes the catecholamines, adrenaline and noradrenaline. Symptoms, diagnosis, treatment of adrenal gland tumor are explained in detail.
Renal cell carcinoma is kidney cancer that affects the lining of the kidney tubules. The initial stages of the cancer are asymptomatic and this makes early management of the disease difficult.
