(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Racial discrimination is connected to problematic alcohol use in Black American youth. A new study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolescence has shown that this connection differs based on personality traits.
Category: Genetic Issues
First of its Kind, Genetic Screening for Pancreatic Cancer
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Hackensack University Medical Center launched an innovative surveillance program that screens individuals who are at high-risk for developing familial or hereditary pancreatic cancer.
Leap Forward for Genetic Sequencing
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Irvine, Calif., — In a paper published today in Sciences Advances, researchers in the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine revealed new details about a key enzyme….
Genetic and Lifestyle Calculator Shows Which Younger Adults Are Most at Risk of Colorectal Cancer
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A new risk score can identify men and women under age 50 most likely to develop a cancer of the colon or rectum, an international study shows.
Genes Newly Linked to Longer Lifespan
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A group of genes that play an essential role in building components of our cells can also impact human lifespan, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Link New Gene Variant in Amish Population to Lower Risk of Heart Disease
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – BALTIMORE, DECEMBER 3, 2021 – Researchers discovered a new gene variant associated with lower levels of heart-damaging LDL cholesterol and a blood clotting protein called fibrinogen that appears to significantly lower a person’s risk of heart disease.
Master Developmental Genes Play Role in Adulthood
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Kansas City, MO – Among their many extraordinary feats, some planarian flatworms reproduce by tearing off pieces of themselves to regenerate new worms.
African Americans – Common Gene Variants Linked to Sepsis and COVID-19 Severity
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – PHILADELPHIA – Two genetic risk variants that are carried by nearly 40 percent of Black individuals may exacerbate the severity of both sepsis and COVID-19
Turn Specific Genes On and Off
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – Type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer are just some of the disorders associated with specific genes not “turning on” and “turning off” as they should.
Genetic Background Can Raise Hispanics’ Risk for Omega-3 Deficiency
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Aug. 25, 2021 – Hispanic people with a high percentage of American Indigenous ancestry are at increased risk of a nutritional deficiency that could affect their heart health….
Unlock Genetic ‘Treasure Map’ for Chronic Kidney Disease
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – PHILADELPHIA – Despite impacting an estimated 850 million people and being responsible for 1 in 60 deaths worldwide, few treatments are available for chronic kidney disease.
Teens Knowing Results of Their Cardiomyopathy Genetic Tests May Improve Family Function
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – DALLAS, July 13, 2021 — Sharing the results of genetic testing for cardiomyopathy in adolescents ages 13-18 does not appear to cause emotional harm to families or adversely impact family function or dynamics….
Preventing SIDS? – Could Genetics Hold the Key
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A state-of-the-art genetic biobank could hold the key to preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), potentially saving the lives of hundreds of babies who die from the devastating condition each year.
Gene Variant Linked to Unnecessary Bone Marrow Biopsies in African Americans
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A gene variant that lowers white blood cell levels and is common in individuals with African ancestry contributes to unnecessary bone marrow biopsies, according to a study published June 28 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
First in World to Receive New Investigational Gene Editing Therapy
(HeathNewsDigest.com) – A 9-year-old patient of Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt is the first in the world to receive an investigational gene editing therapy for Methylmalonic Acidemia (MMA), a rare genetic disorder diagnosed at birth.
Mayo Study Finds Colon Cancer Driven by Hereditary Gene Mutations in 1 in 6 Patients
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROCHESTER, Minn. — A new Mayo Clinic study bolsters evidence that colorectal cancer is often imprinted in family genes and passed on from one generation to the next.
Scientists Find Genetic Link to Clogged Arteries
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – High cholesterol is the most commonly understood cause of atherosclerosis, a hardening of the arteries that raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.
‘Zombie’ Genes? Research Shows Some Genes Come to Life in the Brain After Death
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In the hours after we die, certain cells in the human brain are still active. Some cells even increase their activity and grow to gargantuan proportions, according to new research from the University of Illinois Chicago.
Lack of Diversity in Genomic Databases May Affect Therapy Selection for Minority Groups
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – ROCHESTER, Minn. — Low representation of minority groups in public genomic databases may affect therapy selection for Black patients with cancer, according to new Mayo Clinic research published in npj Precision Oncology.
International Team Identifies 127 Glaucoma Genes in Largest Study of Its Kind
(HealthNewsDigest.com) – In the largest genome-wide association study of glaucoma comparing the genes of 34,179 people with the disease to 349,321 control subjects, an international consortium of researchers identified 44 new gene loci….