The test, which involves taking a gentle cheek swab, can determine whether a critically ill baby has a single gene change that could cause permanent hearing loss if they are treated with gentamicin. Neonatal registrar Dr Jodie Nguyen said the hospital admits around 450 new-born babies each year. “Many will be unwell and require antibiotics. … Read more
New Delhi : An IIT-Mandi startup has built a cost-effective Artificial Intelligence-based medical imaging solution that has the potential to revolutionise the early detection of respiratory abnormalities, hepatobiliary diseases and genetic disorders in children, officials said. The innovators at Dectrocel Healthcare have developed a platform in which digital and analogue chest X-Ray images and pictures … Read more
Five locks of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair were analysed by scientists led by Cambridge University. Source link
The whole genome sequencing project in England will screen for around 200 rare genetic conditions in newborns. Source link
June 29, 2022 – Addicted to cookies? Can’t stand broccoli? You may be able to blame Mom and Dad. That’s because our taste preferences are influenced by our genes. And this may play an important role in determining our food choices and, in turn, our health, according to early study findings presented at this year’s … Read more
“Eureka moment” sees baby Thea diagnosed with rare genetic condition and given a new chance at life. Source link
March 17, 2022 — Diseases that affect the nervous system can be some of the most difficult conditions for doctors to diagnose. Many conditions can cause similar symptoms, but two people with the same condition could have different symptoms, which can make the cause of the symptoms hard to pinpoint. Delays in diagnosing the condition … Read more
LONDON: Scientists have developed a new machine learning model for the discovery of genetic risk factors for ailments such as Motor Neurone Disease. Designed by researchers from the University of Sheffield in the UK and the Stanford University School of Medicine in the US, the machine learning tool, RefMap, has been used by the team … Read more
[MUSIC PLAYING] SPEAKER: How does a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine work? COVID vaccines are now available. Some of the COVID-19 vaccines are mRNA vaccines, but what does this mean? mRNA vaccines are different from traditional vaccines. mRNA vaccines don’t expose you to any real virus instead, they’re made with messenger Ribonucleic Acid or mRNA. This is … Read more
Nov. 2, 2021 — We are 98.8% similar to chimpanzees in our DNA, but we are still a different species. Within that remaining 1.2%, a key DNA sequence once thought of as junk might unlock our human uniqueness. Using stem cells coaxed into becoming neurons, researchers have identified a gene that distinguishes human nerve cells … Read more