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Researchers have found that people who have two copies of a specific gene almost all develop signs of Alzheimer's disease, which could represent a distinct genetic form of the condition. While scientists knew the gene APOE4 was linked to an increased risk for Alzheimer's, a new study suggests that for people carrying two copies of the gene, it's an underlying cause of it. Published in Nature Medicine, the study also found that individuals with two copies of the gene develop the disease earlier than people with other variants of the APOE gene. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of deme...
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), males live up to 69 years of age while females generally reach 74 on average. But a new study has revealed how sex and gender shape our health and longevity. Being male or female interacts with other variables, such as race, socio-economic status, age, or sexual orientation, increasing the risk of different diseases and varying life expectancy. The new study00053-7/fulltext), published in The Lancet, concluded that men experience a greater degree of health loss and have a higher burden of diseases that lead to premature death, but that women su...
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Tiny particles of plastic pollution could be finding their way deep into our lungs with every breath we take, new research reveals. Known as microplastics or nanoplastics, a study from the University of Technology Sydney has used complex computer models to find out what happens when we breathe these particles and where in our bodies they end up. “Plastic particle air pollution is now pervasive and inhalation ranks as the second most likely pathway for human exposure,” says lead author Dr Suvash Saha. Oral intake, or in other words eating and drinking them, is the most common exposure route. He...
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A European Commission proposal to tighten conditions in which Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) may benefit from a special exemption for use in hospitals has divided health stakeholders with concerns about the lack of EU-wide data and calling for guarantees on the specific use conditions. The principle of hospital exemption (HE) was first introduced in the EU regulation for ATMPs - medicines for human use based on genes, tissues or cells, and are mainly used to treat rare diseases - in 2007 to allow some treatments to be used without marketing authorisation under certain specified ci...
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The impact on Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) is one of the key emerging flashpoints of European Commission proposals to revise the EU’s pharmaceutical legislation which were tabled in April last year. ATMPs are medicines for human use based on genes, tissues or cells, and are mainly used to treat rare diseases, 80% of which are genetic and can be targeted by these innovative treatments. Although ATMPs have transformed treatment of rare diseases, high production and research costs make them inaccessible for many patients. Of 18 gene therapies authorised for EU use in recent years, ...
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An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant - the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported on Thursday. Scientists observed Rakus pluck and chew up leaves of a medicinal plant used by people throughout Southeast Asia to treat pain and inflammation. The adult male orangutan then used his fingers to apply the plant juices to an injury on the right cheek. Afterward, he pressed the chewed plant to cover the open wound like a makeshift bandage, according to a new study in Scientific Report...
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Scientists say a new form of mpox found amid an outbreak in Congo may spread more easily among people. The Democratic Republic of Congo has had more than 4,500 suspected cases of mpox and some 300 deaths since January. The country recently declared the outbreak a health emergency. An analysis of patients hospitalised between October and January in Kamituga, eastern Congo, suggests recent genetic mutations in mpox are the result of its continued transmission in humans. Dr Placide Mbala-Kingebeni, the lead researcher of the study, said "we’re in a new phase of mpox". Mbala-Kingebeni heads a lab ...
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A spa in the United States was the first to be linked to HIV transmission from cosmetic injections, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a report last week. Three people were found to be contaminated from "an undetermined source at the spa" in New Mexico in 2018, resulting in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. HIV is a virus that attacks the immune system. While it cannot be cured, treatment can bring the virus to undetectable levels, making it a manageable condition. How did Germany run low on potentially life-saving HIV medication? The cluster at the s...
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French health authorities warn of the risks of imported cases of dengue fever ahead of the Olympics due to the ongoing surge of the virus in the Americas. There are more than 5.2 million cases of dengue in the Americas, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)'s regional office, with many countries facing large epidemics. This is up more than 400 per cent compared to the average over the past five years. Dengue is a virus that is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. While many infections are asymptomatic, in some cases the virus can be severe or fatal. The "u...
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Céline Dion has given an update on her battle with the autoimmune condition that has put her career on hold and meant she has been absent from the stage for four years. Diagnosed in autumn 2022 with a rare neurological condition known as Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), the 56-year-old says she’s on the comeback trail. In a lengthy interview with Vogue France magazine, she describes her relentless daily battle with SPS. The disease, she stresses, "is still with me and always will be (...) I have to learn to live with it". The Québécois singer shares her despair in the early stages of the extremely...
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