The UK's plan to genetically test all newborns sounds smart—until it creates patients who aren't sick By 2030, every baby born in the UK could have their entire genome sequenced under a new NHS initiative to "predict and prevent illness." This would dramatically expand the current heel-prick test, which checks for nine rare genetic conditions, into a far more extensive screen of hundreds of potential risks.
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Scientists uncover mutation tied to poor outcomes in transplant patients Organ transplantation has significantly revolutionized the treatment of patients with organ failure. However, the recipient's immune system recognizes transplanted organs as foreign and elicits a defensive response that can lead to serious complications.
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IncRNA's role in triple-negative breast cancer provides potential inroads to much-needed therapies Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women in the United States. Thanks to decades of fundamental research, it's also one of the most curable. The exception is a particularly aggressive variant known as triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). It accounts for 10% to 15% of all breast cancer cases. It disproportionately affects younger and African American women.
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Genes can reveal if anxiety medicine will help or not Depression and anxiety are the most common psychiatric disorders in the world. Around 300 million people suffer from depression, whereas 301 million have anxiety disorder. That's nearly 8% of the global population. Unfortunately, many of these people are prescribed drugs that have no effect when they first visit their doctor. Nearly half of all patients experience no effect of the drugs first given to them, making recovery a lengthy affair, lasting weeks or sometimes months.
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Genetic ancestry linked to risk of severe dengue For the first time, the extreme variability in dengue fever has been linked to a biological mechanism, potentially opening doors to new treatments and vaccines for the most common mosquito-borne disease worldwide.
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