LONDON – The extent to which existing DNA databases fail to reflect human genetic diversity is laid bare in the most geographically comprehensive sequencing initiative to date. The study applied the latest sequencing techniques to 929 genomes from 54 diverse populations around the world.
BioWorld looks at translational medicine, including: Heparan sulfate DAMPens acetaminophen toxicity; Study links GABA, mitochondria, social defects; Recruiting NK cells to the antitumor battle; Potassium channel blocker improves motor learning in fetal alcohol syndrome; A20s inflammation-fighting properties decoded; Brown fat activity without fat browning; Agonists selectively wake up melatonin receptor subtypes; Multistep method wrests causality from GWAS; BET on BD1 for cancer, BD2 for inflammation.
Targeting glycosylated PD-1 immune checkpoint may be a promising new cancer immunotherapeutic strategy, according to a collaborative study led by Taiwanese researchers, which was reported online in the March 10, 2020, edition of Cancer Research.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in diagnostics, including: ‘Virtual peer review’ aids cancer diagnosis; Adding spirometry to lung cancer screenings to detect undiagnosed COPD; See in 3D; AI and sleep medicine.
LONDON – The extent to which existing DNA databases fail to reflect human genetic diversity is laid bare in the most geographically comprehensive sequencing initiative to date. The study applied the latest sequencing techniques to 929 genomes from 54 diverse populations around the world.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Vitamin D boosts chances of walking after hip fracture; Rsip Vision reports breakthrough AI tech for 3D reconstruction of knees; Study shows disparities in outpatient care for common orthopedic problems.
Undetected cases were a major driver of the early spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan, China, despite being less infectious on a case-by-case basis, according to a modeling study published in the March 16, 2020, online issue of Science.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in oncology, including: Cancer mortality rates falling, but incidence rising among women; Camouflage for better nano-treatments for cervical cancer; Deep learning may boost glial segmentation studies.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in cardiology, including: Research reveals how stem cells repair damage from heart attacks; Study: Magnetic component in e-cigarettes interferes with ICD function; AI helps in predicting cardiovascular events, mortality.
Undetected cases were a major driver of the early spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan, China, despite being less infectious on a case-by-case basis, according to a modeling study published in the March 16, 2020, online issue of Science.
RSS
