Diagnosing Parkinson’s using a blood-based genetic signature
Transcriptomic profiling of lymphoid cell subpopulations. Credit: Brain (2025). DOI: 10.1093/brain/awaf066 Parkinson’s disease is best known for its…
Mixed reality glasses can give ‘the whole world back’ to people with partial vision loss
The research team’s software allows a head-mounted computer camera to process real-time video of the surroundings and compress…
GPs say 12-month scripts will ease workload, but won’t apply to many meds
Changing the rules to allow for doctors to write 12-month prescriptions is one of just four targeted cost…
Reevaluating ‘seriousness’ in genetic conditions
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain There are differences of opinion in how to assess “seriousness” in genetic conditions. “In…
New blood test enables the rapid diagnosis of thousands of rare genetic diseases
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new, rapid testing method will greatly help the diagnosis of rare diseases in…
Genetic investigations reveal reason for severe neuropathy after infection
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Neuropathy, a disorder in which damage to nerves can impair sensation and movement, has…
Generic drugs can be reliably supplied at big savings, study finds
Credit: Anna Shvets from Pexels A new study finds that CivicaScript, a not-for-profit drug manufacturer in the US,…
FDA halts sale of off-brand Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs
by I. Edwards A federal deadline ending sale of off-brand weight-loss and diabetes medications is now in effect,…
Experts urge tighter sperm donation rules after cancer-linked gene passed to children
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A case in which a sperm donor was later found to be carrying a…
Study uncovers source of genetic variation influencing childhood brain tumors
Combined whole-genome sequencing and DNA methylation pediatric brain tumor patient datasets to explore methylation differences involving germline SVs.…