July 23, 2025

6 Blood Proteins Predict Kidney Function Decline

A 6-protein blood-based model predicted kidney function decline in patients with ADPKD more accurately than clinical or imaging-based models, and offers a new pathway for outcome prediction.

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July 23, 2025

FDA Grants Breakthrough Status to Melanoma Test

The FDA has granted Breakthrough Device designation to Castle Biosciences’ DecisionDx-Melanoma test, a gene expression profile assay designed to improve risk stratification and personalized care in cutaneous melanoma.

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July 22, 2025

Are Patients Leading the PFAS Response?

As public awareness rises, doctors are being called to bridge the knowledge gap, offer screening, and guide patients through complex and evolving risks.

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July 14, 2025

Pegivirus in Brain Linked to Parkinson’s Disease

A new study identified human pegivirus in the brains and blood of patients with Parkinson’s disease, revealing virus-linked immune and gene expression changes that varied by genetic background.

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July 09, 2025

Recombinant Zoster Vaccine Linked to New-Onset Lupus

Researchers report the first documented case of systemic lupus erythematosus following Shingrix vaccination.

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July 09, 2025

E. coli Upcycle Turns Plastic to Pills

Scientists engineered E. coli to perform a synthetic chemical reaction that enables the conversion of plastic waste into the common drug paracetamol using a non-toxic, phosphate-driven process inside living cells.

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July 07, 2025

Can Gene Therapy Restore Hearing?

A new gene therapy trial shows rapid, significant hearing improvement in children and adults with inherited deafness caused by OTOF mutations.

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July 07, 2025

Gene-Starch Interaction Alters Oral Bacteria Balance

A new study found that genetic differences in the AMY1 gene, which affects salivary amylase production, along with dietary starch, influence the types and diversity of bacteria that form in oral biofilms—key players in dental caries and gum disease.

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July 03, 2025

Is Skin Thicker with Vitamin C?

Vitamin C may help thicken human skin by epigenetically activating genes involved in cell growth, according to new research using a lab-grown human skin model. The study found that vitamin C, or L-ascorbic acid, promotes epidermal proliferation by modifying gene activity through DNA demethylation.

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