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Protein whisperer Oluwatoyin Asojo fights neglected diseases

Citations O.A. Asojo, G. Goud, K. Dhar, A. Loukas, B. Zhan, V. Deumic, S. Liu, G.E.O. Borgstahl, and P. J.…

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Single genomic test promises accelerated diagnoses for rare genetic diseases

A single genetic test could potentially replace the current two-step approach to diagnosing rare developmental disorders in children. This shift…

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Metabolic diseases may be driven by gut microbiome, loss of ovarian hormones

The gut microbiome interacts with the loss of female sex hormones to exacerbate metabolic disease, including weight gain, fat in…

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Food & Drink

Foodborne diseases: Contagious, infectious, or communicable?

— COMMENTARY — By Davis W. Cheng, Ph. D. The terms “Contagious Disease,” “Infectious Disease,” and “Communicable Disease” are related…

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Researchers hack neurons’ internal clocks to accelerate the study of neurological diseases

The neurons that make up our brains and nervous systems mature slowly over many months. And while this may be…

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Researchers find enzyme plays much larger role in preventing neurodegenerative diseases

Indiana University researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences in Bloomington have identified a missing link that can help…

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New tool improves the search for genes that cause diseases

A new statistical tool developed by researchers at the University of Chicago improves the ability to find genetic variants that…

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Intriguing insights uncovered for two rare heart muscle diseases

Advancements in the study of two rare heart conditions — peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) — contributed by…

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Early-life diseases linked to lifelong childlessness

Led by Aoxing Liu and senior authors Melinda Mills, Andrea Ganna and an international team, the study examined the link…

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Business

What ‘SuperAgers’ can teach us about fighting off age-related diseases

One hundred year-old Maureen Paldo still lives in the same Chicago home that she and her husband purchased when they…

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