Health officials say one person in Washington state has been infected with the new bird flu virus. The H5N5 virus has never been identified in humans....
Doctor explains how genetic mutations affect the likelihood of developing breast cancer You may have heard of genetic mutations such as BRCA1 and BRCA2, but there...
As a group, carriers with recessive disorders are slightly less healthy and have less chances of having offspring. This disadvantage is the biggest for carriers of...
Mitochondrial disease affects approximately 1 in 5,000 people worldwide, causing debilitating symptoms ranging from muscle weakness to stroke-like episodes. Part of these conditions are attributed to...
Scientists have developed a fast, non-invasive blood test that can detect Parkinson's disease before the tremor begins. By measuring RNA fragments that reflect brain pathology, this...
A large, international, multicenter, phase 3 clinical trial of aspirin for the secondary prevention of colorectal cancer has concluded. The Ascolt (aspirin after completion of standard...
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