Scientists Find Genes That Control Infection-Fighting Protein in Blood
Researchers studied the genes of over 12,000 people to understand what controls procalcitonin, a protein doctors use to tell if you have a bacterial or viral …
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New Korean Guidelines Make Obesity Treatment Easier for Doctors and Patients
Korean obesity experts have released new guidelines to help doctors better treat overweight and obese patients. These updated rules introduce the idea of …
Read MoreGene Mutation Affects Pregnancy Even With Enough Folate
Scientists studied a common gene mutation called MTHFR C677T that affects how the body processes folate, a vitamin important for pregnancy. They wanted to see …
Read MoreScientists Find New Way to Test Treatments for Rare Genetic Disease
Researchers developed a new testing method to find better treatments for alkaptonuria, a rare genetic disease that affects how the body breaks down certain …
Read MoreLab-Grown Mini Guts Help Scientists Study How Food and Germs Affect Us
Scientists have created tiny versions of human intestines in the lab called organoids that work just like the real thing. These mini guts help researchers …
Read MoreTwo Cancer Proteins May Work Together in Aggressive Uterine Cancer
Scientists studied aggressive uterine cancers to see how two important proteins, HER2 and FOLR1, might be connected. They looked at tissue samples from 62 …
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