Objective Huntington’s disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by a triplet repeat expansion within the gene huntingtin (HTT). Antagonistic pleiotropy is a theory of aging that posits tha…
Burnt-out love-seekers are shunning dating apps in their millions, but the apps are trying to woo them back with a counter offer: If you don’t…
Nature – A study identifies two genes that act as brakes controlling the sugar content of tomatoes and demonstrates their manipulation to generate sweeter tomatoes…
At Neurogene, the developer of a gene therapy for Rett syndrome, expediency seems to be the priority, @adamfeuerstein writes.
Although flu and stomach flu have similar-sounding names, they are caused by different viruses and have different symptoms and treatment.
September is a big month for those of us who work in the behavioral health space. During this time, we observe both National Recovery Month…
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The health system restructured its organization from seven regional divisions into three, shrinking its executive team and streamlining some functions.
Only a third of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Nigeria in 2020 were diagnosed and notified, in part due to low detection and under-reporting from the…
Introduction Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) through an effective health financing system is a challenge for many low-income countries. Learning is key to success due…
Background In many resource-limited settings, understaffed hospitals rely on patients’ families to provide care during admission. These care tasks are often performed informally, untrained and…
