Study finds high intake of ultra-processed foods tied to reduced DNA methylation
Researchers have found that women who consume more ultra-processed foods exhibit widespread differences in DNA methylation, suggesting early…
Long-term use of melatonin supplements linked to higher risk of heart failure and death
Long-term use of melatonin supplements, often used to promote sleep and address insomnia, was associated with a higher…
FDA says drugmakers have recalled a blood pressure medicine tainted with a cancer-causing chemical | News
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says drugmakers have recalled more than a half-million bottles of the blood…
Epigenetic editing enables safer and more effective T cell therapies
Arc Institute, Gladstone Institutes, and University of California, San Francisco, scientists have developed an epigenetic editing platform that…
Newborn genomic screening may detect hundreds of additional childhood conditions
Adding genomic sequencing to newborn blood screening would detect hundreds of additional childhood conditions, providing much earlier diagnosis…
New drug combination could delay the progression of advanced prostate cancer
A new drug combination could significantly delay the progression of a life-threatening form of prostate cancer in men…
Study identifies hundreds of genes, including novel ones, governing blood molecule levels
A new study, published today in Nature Genetics, created the largest genetic map of human metabolism, revealing new…
Modifiable risk factors could double global kidney cancer cases by 2050
Modifiable risk factors such as obesity, smoking, lack of exercise, diabetes and hypertension are projected to be one…
Genetic modification enhances “living drugs” for blood cancers
CAR T cells are patient-derived, genetically engineered immune cells. They are “living drugs” and constitute a milestone in…
Low dose of aspirin cuts recurrence risk in colorectal cancer with genetic mutation
A Swedish-led research team at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital has shown in a new randomized clinical…
Dengue infection leaves lasting genetic imprint on immunity
Just as a computer’s operating system can be rewritten after a major update, dengue infection can ‘re-programme’ the…
Artificial intelligence offers individualized anticoagulation decisions for atrial fibrillation
Bottom Line: Mount Sinai researchers developed an AI model to make individualized treatment recommendations for atrial fibrillation (AF)…