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A new review underscores the need for a multidisciplinary approach to address the threat of Nipah virus, including its high fatality rates in humans

New resource from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network outlines how and why to access genetic counseling and testing for multiple hereditary cancers

Researchers have found that a test to detect circulating tumor DNA can predict lung cancer outcome

Study suggests the number of US adults who will probably develop dementia each year will increase from around 514,000 in 2020 to approximately 1 million in 2060

Because Zika virus can cross the placenta, it can have disastrous consequences in pregnancy

Few legal or policy constraints apply to the global chemical inventories of an estimated 350,000 products, according to the Consortium for Children’s Environmental Health

New study encourages changes in regulation and clinical guidelines to address inequality in lung transplantation

Can an artificial intelligence-based tool help bridge the critical gap in knowledge needed to develop AMR action plans?

By linking epilepsy to specific genetic mutations, the research offers a new framework for understanding the disorder and developing therapies that address its root causes

The new molecular findings are essential for further developing diagnostic tools and imaging techniques to detect and monitor Huntington’s disease

This bisulfite-free method of methylation detection provides a faster, more streamlined workflow that enables highly sensitive analysis

About 12.5 pregnancies per 100,000 are affected by blood cancers, and their incidence has been rising

The problem is that many medical reports aren’t written with patients in mind

Nanopore-based sensors could transform diagnostics

The findings spotlight a highly potent source of Ebola virus shedding with the potential for person-to-person transmission

Meta-analysis of past studies suggests positive effect, calculating reduced risk of certain cancers for coffee and tea drinkers

Johns Hopkins Medicine says further research is needed to better understand the problem and find ways to enhance immune response in this high-risk population

Research has uncovered how the stiffening of a cell’s environment drives cancer progression, paving the way for new treatments

Prostate cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths in American men

Study is the first to identify discrete genetic mutations associated with smoking, to establish a dose-response relationship between smoking and genetic mutations and to show that continuing to smoke leads to more mutations and worse MDS