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The Invisible Disorder: An Indian Mother Shares How An Ultra-Rare Genetic Disease Reshaped Her Family's Life
Norrie Disease is an ultra-rare genetic disorder causing congenital blindness, progressive hearing loss and neurological challenges. One Indian mother's journey reveals how misunderstood the condition is, and why early genetic screening and awareness
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Is Cancer A Genetic Disease? Here's What The Latest Research Shows
Yes, cancer is fundamentally a genetic disease, but not only a hereditary one. Most cancers arise from mutations acquired during life (somatic mutations) interacting with inherited genes and environmental exposures. Understanding this interplay expla
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8 Babies Born With DNA From 3 People, How This Groundbreaking IVF Method Works
Out of 22 women to undergo the treatment at the Newcastle Fertility Centre in northeast England, eight babies were born.
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We Can No Longer Afford To Be Unaware Of Genetic Diseases: Chief Justice
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday emphasised on the need to create awareness about rare diseases among the society, on being empathetic and supportive to such parents and their families regardless of cultural, religious or traditional
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Explained: What Is Childhood Dementia And How It Affects Children
"Childhood" and "dementia" are two words we wish we didnt have to use together. But sadly, around1,400 Australian children and young people live with currently untreatable childhood dementia.
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23 MPs Meet Health Minister Over Treatment To Patients With Rare Genetic Conditions
A group of 23 Rajya Sabha MPs met Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and sought his ministry's immediate intervention to provide treatment to the eligible patients diagnosed with rare genetic conditions, a statement said on W
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In First-Of-Its-Kind Case, Newborn With 2 Rare Genetic Diseases In Jaipur
In what doctors said is probably a first-of-its-kind case in the world, a newborn has been diagnosed with two rare genetic diseases at a government hospital in Jaipur.
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Terminally-Ill UK Baby To Spend Final Days In Hospice, Parents Seek More Time With Him
A British judge gave the parents of Charlie Gard until noon on Thursday to agree arrangements for his death with the hospital caring for him, failing which he would be transferred to a hospice where his ventilation tube would be removed
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Do You Also Have This Genetic 'Indian' Disease?
All us Indians carry one copy of a rare, recessive disease but if you have two of these, you are going to get sick.
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World Thalassemia Day 2017: Causes and Symptoms of This Blood Disease
Today marks World Thalassemia Day, which is a dangerous genetic disorder that is said to affect about 10,000 children in India every year. Here are causes and symptoms.
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Desperate Pakistan Family Awaits US Visa For 6-Year-Old Girl
A desperate Pakistani family anxiously awaiting a U.S. visa for their ailing little girl is running out of time: Maria is just six years old but a rare genetic disease has left her frail body wracked with pain and stunted her growth.
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IVF Technique That Cuts Genetic Disease Risk Found Safe
A groundbreaking IVF-based technique that reduces the risk of debilitating genetic disorders from being passed from mother to children has been found safe, researchers have reported.
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Father's Age, Lifestyle Can Cause Birth Defects In Kids: Study
New fathers please take note! Your age, use of alcohol and other lifestyle factors can cause birth defects in your child as well as in future generations, warns a new research.
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4 New Genetic Diseases Within Schizophrenia Identified
Researchers have identified four previously unknown genetic diseases that can be brought under the umbrella diagnosis of schizophrenia.
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Gene Editing Tool Treats Muscular Dystrophy In Adult Mammal
Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have successfully used a gene editing tool to treat a genetic disease in a fully developed living mammal for the first time, an advance that may be translated in humans.
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The Invisible Disorder: An Indian Mother Shares How An Ultra-Rare Genetic Disease Reshaped Her Family's Life
Norrie Disease is an ultra-rare genetic disorder causing congenital blindness, progressive hearing loss and neurological challenges. One Indian mother's journey reveals how misunderstood the condition is, and why early genetic screening and awareness
-
Is Cancer A Genetic Disease? Here's What The Latest Research Shows
Yes, cancer is fundamentally a genetic disease, but not only a hereditary one. Most cancers arise from mutations acquired during life (somatic mutations) interacting with inherited genes and environmental exposures. Understanding this interplay expla
-
8 Babies Born With DNA From 3 People, How This Groundbreaking IVF Method Works
Out of 22 women to undergo the treatment at the Newcastle Fertility Centre in northeast England, eight babies were born.
-
We Can No Longer Afford To Be Unaware Of Genetic Diseases: Chief Justice
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday emphasised on the need to create awareness about rare diseases among the society, on being empathetic and supportive to such parents and their families regardless of cultural, religious or traditional
-
Explained: What Is Childhood Dementia And How It Affects Children
"Childhood" and "dementia" are two words we wish we didnt have to use together. But sadly, around1,400 Australian children and young people live with currently untreatable childhood dementia.
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23 MPs Meet Health Minister Over Treatment To Patients With Rare Genetic Conditions
A group of 23 Rajya Sabha MPs met Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and sought his ministry's immediate intervention to provide treatment to the eligible patients diagnosed with rare genetic conditions, a statement said on W
-
In First-Of-Its-Kind Case, Newborn With 2 Rare Genetic Diseases In Jaipur
In what doctors said is probably a first-of-its-kind case in the world, a newborn has been diagnosed with two rare genetic diseases at a government hospital in Jaipur.
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Terminally-Ill UK Baby To Spend Final Days In Hospice, Parents Seek More Time With Him
A British judge gave the parents of Charlie Gard until noon on Thursday to agree arrangements for his death with the hospital caring for him, failing which he would be transferred to a hospice where his ventilation tube would be removed
-
Do You Also Have This Genetic 'Indian' Disease?
All us Indians carry one copy of a rare, recessive disease but if you have two of these, you are going to get sick.
-
World Thalassemia Day 2017: Causes and Symptoms of This Blood Disease
Today marks World Thalassemia Day, which is a dangerous genetic disorder that is said to affect about 10,000 children in India every year. Here are causes and symptoms.
-
Desperate Pakistan Family Awaits US Visa For 6-Year-Old Girl
A desperate Pakistani family anxiously awaiting a U.S. visa for their ailing little girl is running out of time: Maria is just six years old but a rare genetic disease has left her frail body wracked with pain and stunted her growth.
-
IVF Technique That Cuts Genetic Disease Risk Found Safe
A groundbreaking IVF-based technique that reduces the risk of debilitating genetic disorders from being passed from mother to children has been found safe, researchers have reported.
-
Father's Age, Lifestyle Can Cause Birth Defects In Kids: Study
New fathers please take note! Your age, use of alcohol and other lifestyle factors can cause birth defects in your child as well as in future generations, warns a new research.
-
4 New Genetic Diseases Within Schizophrenia Identified
Researchers have identified four previously unknown genetic diseases that can be brought under the umbrella diagnosis of schizophrenia.
-
Gene Editing Tool Treats Muscular Dystrophy In Adult Mammal
Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have successfully used a gene editing tool to treat a genetic disease in a fully developed living mammal for the first time, an advance that may be translated in humans.
