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Were Ancient Humans Healthier Than Us

WebA curious thing happened when researchers at Georgia Tech used modern human genome sequences to look back at the …

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Why Do Healthy People Have Harmful Mutations

WebThat looks like a healthy person with a devastating mutation. A similar scenario is true for Alzheimer disease. Mutations in apoE4 …

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Are Eurocentric Genetic Databases Hampering Health Care

WebA commentary published today in the journal Cell offers evidence of a stunning imbalance in the population groups that participate in genetic and genomic …

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Y Chromosome Loss Linked to Hiked Heart Disease Risk: The …

WebThis is a good summary. As my 2nd scientific mentor used to say back in about 1990 – most folk do not really understand how wounds repair. Shame there was …

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Multi-cancer Early Detection Blood Tests (MCED) Debut

WebThe new MCED blood tests, one type approved, another experimental, detect DNA or proteins. Telltale DNA. Already available by prescription is “multi-cancer early …

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Male DNA in Female Brains Revisited

WebThe eight who weren’t pregnant had all had sons, 6 months to 27 years prior. Of the 19 women who had sons, 13 had male DNA. Four of the 13 women who delivered …

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Determining Disease Risks Based on Genetic Ancestry Can Counter …

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Transmissible Alzheimer’s Disease

WebFive people treated for pituitary dwarfism decades ago with human growth hormone (hGH) pooled from cadavers have shown cognitive decline reminiscent of early …

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17 Timepoints When a Human Life Begins: 2024 Version in the …

Web2. The germline. As oocytes and sperm form, their imprints – epigenetic changes from the parents’ genomes – are lifted. 3. The fertilized ovum. Of the hundreds …

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A New Biological Aging Clock: Ribosomal DNA

WebA ribosome is a conglomeration of RNA molecules as well as proteins. The rDNA of the new clock encodes those ribosomal proteins. Of the 3.2 billion DNA building …

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FDA Approves Duvystat, New Oral Treatment for Duchenne …

WebFDA Approves Duvystat, New Oral Treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) March 28, 2024 Ricki Lewis, PhD Uncategorized. Dystrophin protein …

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Does a Vitamin Deficiency in the Brain Lie Behind Huntington’s …

WebThe Huntington’s disease (HD) community has recently experienced setbacks, but a new research report may reignite hope, from an unexpected source: the …

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Yet Another Reason to Not Eat Beef: Cancer-Causing Mutations

WebSaid Giannakis, “These findings suggest that red meat consumption may cause alkylating damage that leads to cancer-causing mutations in KRAS and PIK3CA, …

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An Advocate for the Amish at a Very Special Clinic

WebLast Wednesday, I finally met Dr. D. Holmes Morton, a pediatrician who is quietly conquering genetic disease among the Amish and Mennonites – on their own turf, …

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Telomere Testing: Science or Snake Oil

WebThe 194 telomeres in a human cell – 4 telomeres for each of the 46 chromosomes – add up to thousands of DNA bases. Each telomere consists of repeats …

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Why Race-Based Health Care is Bad Medicine: From BiDil to …

WebThe BiDil Saga. Hypertension is the #1 cause of cardiovascular disease in the US and damages the kidneys. It affects 45% of Blacks, 32% of non-Hispanic whites, …

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How a Mutation Turned Almonds from Toxin to Treat

WebAudrey the carnivorous plant of “Little Shop of Horrors” had a different sort of defense. But in mutant almond plants, prunasin is destroyed before it can activate the …

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Don’t Tell Me My DCIS Isn’t Cancer!

WebApril 12, 2018 Ricki Lewis, PhD Uncategorized. “DCIS isn’t really cancer. You have nothing to worry about,” said my oncologist confidently. “Then why am I having a mastectomy in …

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