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India's First Government AI Clinic: What It Is And How Will It Improve Patient Care
The clinic will use artificial intelligence and genetic screening to detect and treat serious diseases such as cancer and heart, kidney and liver ailments at an early stage.
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Blood Test May Help Identify High-Risk Patients With Inherited Heart Disease
A new blood test measuring NT-pro-BNP may help doctors identify HCM patients at highest risk of serious heart complications, improving monitoring and treatment decisions.
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Study Reveals How Expanded Genetic Screening Could Save Millions From Heart Risk
A recent study from Mayo Clinic reveals that standard protocols for genetic screening overlook most people with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).
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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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Indian Scientists Create Protein That Lights Up During Gene Editing, May Aid Cancer Treatment
Scientists from Kolkata-based Bose Institute have created GlowCas9--a CRISPR protein that lights up while performing gene editing -- to help boost treatment of genetic diseases and cancer, said the Ministry of Science and T
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Controversy Erupts As US Startup Offers Opportunity To 'Genetically Optimise' Future Babies
A US fertility startup offers embryo screening to predict a baby's height and intelligence for $8999, sparking ethical controversy.
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Did Adolf Hitler Really Have A Micropenis? Rare Genetic Disorder Kallmann Syndrome Explained
Kallmann Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that causes delayed puberty and a poor sense of smell. New DNA findings suggest Adolf Hitler may have had features of this condition.
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Low Nitric Oxide Levels In Indians Could Heighten Heart Disease Risk, Warns Nutritionist
Nutritionist Anjali Mukerjee warns that Indians may have a genetic predisposition to low nitric oxide, which could be a heart health risk.
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Low Nitric Oxide Levels In Indians Could Heighten Heart Disease Risk, Warns Nutritionist
Nutritionist Anjali Mukerjee warns that Indians may have a genetic predisposition to low nitric oxide, which could be a heart health risk.
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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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Overworked Brain Cells May Burn Out In Parkinson's Disease: Study
In Parkinson's, neuron overactivation could be triggered by a combination of genetic factors, environmental toxins, and the need to compensate for other neurons that are lost.
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Lung Cancer No More Smokers' Disease: Experts Reveal How Everyone Is Affected, Even Children
On World Cancer Day, a look at how the change is being driven by environmental, occupational and/or genetic risk factors.
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DNA Diet: Is Personalised Nutrition The Future? Here's What Expert Says
The DNA diet, as it's commonly referred to, aims for a personalised approach to nutrition based on one's genetic makeup.
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Babies Born With 3 People DNA Hailed As Breakthrough, But Doubts Remain
10 years after the UK became the first country to legalise mitochondrial donation, the first results from the use of these high-profile reproductive technologies - designed to prevent passing on genetic disorders - have finally been published.
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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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India's First Government AI Clinic: What It Is And How Will It Improve Patient Care
The clinic will use artificial intelligence and genetic screening to detect and treat serious diseases such as cancer and heart, kidney and liver ailments at an early stage.
-
Blood Test May Help Identify High-Risk Patients With Inherited Heart Disease
A new blood test measuring NT-pro-BNP may help doctors identify HCM patients at highest risk of serious heart complications, improving monitoring and treatment decisions.
-
Study Reveals How Expanded Genetic Screening Could Save Millions From Heart Risk
A recent study from Mayo Clinic reveals that standard protocols for genetic screening overlook most people with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH).
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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
-
Indian Scientists Create Protein That Lights Up During Gene Editing, May Aid Cancer Treatment
Scientists from Kolkata-based Bose Institute have created GlowCas9--a CRISPR protein that lights up while performing gene editing -- to help boost treatment of genetic diseases and cancer, said the Ministry of Science and T
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Controversy Erupts As US Startup Offers Opportunity To 'Genetically Optimise' Future Babies
A US fertility startup offers embryo screening to predict a baby's height and intelligence for $8999, sparking ethical controversy.
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Did Adolf Hitler Really Have A Micropenis? Rare Genetic Disorder Kallmann Syndrome Explained
Kallmann Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that causes delayed puberty and a poor sense of smell. New DNA findings suggest Adolf Hitler may have had features of this condition.
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Low Nitric Oxide Levels In Indians Could Heighten Heart Disease Risk, Warns Nutritionist
Nutritionist Anjali Mukerjee warns that Indians may have a genetic predisposition to low nitric oxide, which could be a heart health risk.
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Low Nitric Oxide Levels In Indians Could Heighten Heart Disease Risk, Warns Nutritionist
Nutritionist Anjali Mukerjee warns that Indians may have a genetic predisposition to low nitric oxide, which could be a heart health risk.
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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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Overworked Brain Cells May Burn Out In Parkinson's Disease: Study
In Parkinson's, neuron overactivation could be triggered by a combination of genetic factors, environmental toxins, and the need to compensate for other neurons that are lost.
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Lung Cancer No More Smokers' Disease: Experts Reveal How Everyone Is Affected, Even Children
On World Cancer Day, a look at how the change is being driven by environmental, occupational and/or genetic risk factors.
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DNA Diet: Is Personalised Nutrition The Future? Here's What Expert Says
The DNA diet, as it's commonly referred to, aims for a personalised approach to nutrition based on one's genetic makeup.
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Babies Born With 3 People DNA Hailed As Breakthrough, But Doubts Remain
10 years after the UK became the first country to legalise mitochondrial donation, the first results from the use of these high-profile reproductive technologies - designed to prevent passing on genetic disorders - have finally been published.
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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.
