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Measles isn’t the only growing threat to SC children. Cases of these diseases are rising too – The State

Measles isn’t the only growing threat to SC children. Cases of these diseases are rising too  The State 150 Spartanburg County students quarantined as measles continues to spread in SC  SC Daily Gazette Measles outbreak confirmed in two Spartanburg County schools  wspa.com Measles cases confirmed in child in Greenville County + timeline of Upstate cases  WYFF News 4 South Carolina officials report 11th case …

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New therapy ‘fixes’ genes tied to brain disorders… reversing symptoms of debilitating diseases suffered by millions

New therapy ‘fixes’ genes tied to brain disorders… reversing symptoms of debilitating diseases suffered by millions

Scientists may be one step closer to a new therapy that could ‘fix’ the faulty genes at play in people with brain disorders such as autism and epilepsy. About a million people worldwide are thought to have a SYNGAP1-related disorder (SRD). This is a group of brain disorders that disrupt normal brain development and can lead to intellectual disability, epilepsy, movement …

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Heart diseases caused by fatty liver: Understanding the link between metabolic dysfunction and cardiovascular health |

Heart diseases caused by fatty liver: Understanding the link between metabolic dysfunction and cardiovascular health |

Fatty liver disease, including Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD), is increasingly recognised as a major global health concern. While it primarily affects the liver, research shows it also has significant effects on overall health, particularly the heart. Individuals with fatty liver are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular problems such as atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, and heart failure. Factors …

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Scientists Just Made CRISPR 3x More Effective at Treating Genetic Diseases

Scientists Just Made CRISPR 3x More Effective at Treating Genetic Diseases

Illustration of spherical nucleic acid SNA nanoparticle carrying CRISPR cargo – Image by the Mirkin Research Group University scientists in Chicago have developed a new nanostructure that triples CRISPR’s ability to enter cells, potentially unlocking even more power to treat genetic diseases. With the power to rewrite the genetic code that underlies countless diseases, CRISPR holds immense promise to revolutionize …

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New AI System Predicts Risk of 1,000 Diseases Years in Advance

New AI System Predicts Risk of 1,000 Diseases Years in Advance

In brief Researchers unveiled Delphi-2M in Nature, an AI that forecasts risk for 1,000+ diseases up to 20 years out. The model outperformed single-disease tools, predicting co-morbidities and generating synthetic health trajectories from medical records. Trained on UK Biobank and validated on 1.9M Danish health records, Delphi-2M shows promise but faces bias, privacy, and deployment hurdles. Researchers have built an …

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How Wolbachia bacteria could help us tackle some of the world’s most neglected tropical diseases

How Wolbachia bacteria could help us tackle some of the world’s most neglected tropical diseases

HomeNeglected Tropical Diseases A common bacterium can dramatically reduce the spread of dengue fever and other tropical diseases. The animals that pose the biggest threat to humans are not lions, sharks, or snakes; they are tiny mosquitoes. Mosquitoes kill more than 600,000 people every year from malaria alone, but they also carry and spread a host of other tropical diseases. …

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States rally to offset fracturing of federal healthcare agencies: ‘Diseases don’t see state lines’ | US healthcare

States rally to offset fracturing of federal healthcare agencies: ‘Diseases don’t see state lines’ | US healthcare

Seven US states and the nation’s largest city announced this week that they have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative, in an effort to strengthen the region’s health guidance as the national health landscape fractures. Maryland announced they would join the alliance on Friday. As national health agencies revisit their recommendations, including high-profile restrictions on the updated Covid shots and …

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Scientists Train AI to Forecast Over 1,000 Diseases, Years in Advance : ScienceAlert

Scientists Train AI to Forecast Over 1,000 Diseases, Years in Advance : ScienceAlert

Scientists said Wednesday that they had created an AI model able to predict medical diagnoses years in advance, building on the same technology behind consumer chatbots like ChatGPT. Based on a patient’s case history, the Delphi-2M AI “predicts the rates of more than 1,000 diseases” years into the future, the team from British, Danish, German and Swiss institutions wrote in …

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A new AI model can forecast a person’s risk of diseases across their life – The Economist

A new AI model can forecast a person’s risk of diseases across their life  The Economist Learning the natural history of human disease with generative transformers  Nature AI can forecast your future health – just like the weather  BBC New AI tool can predict a person’s risk of more than 1,000 diseases, say experts  The Guardian New AI model predicts susceptibility to over 1,000 …

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New AI tool can predict a person’s risk of more than 1,000 diseases, say experts | Medical research

New AI tool can predict a person’s risk of more than 1,000 diseases, say experts | Medical research

Scientists have developed a new artificial intelligence tool that can predict your personal risk of more than 1,000 diseases, and forecast changes in health a decade in advance. The generative AI tool was custom-built by experts from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), the German Cancer Research Centre and the University of Copenhagen, using algorithmic concepts similar to those used …

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