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NIH researchers have identified and tested a molecule that shows promise as a possible treatment for Gaucher disease and Parkinson's disease.
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The NHGRI Office of Laboratory Animal Medicine promotes the humane care and use of animals in biomedical and behavioral research, teaching, and testing.
… in biomedical and behavioral research, teaching, and testing. … Because animals are an essential component of the … in biomedical and behavioral research, teaching, and testing. … The NHGRI Office of Laboratory Animal Medicine … in biomedical and behavioral research, teaching, and testing. … Research at NHGRI …
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Genomicists and clinicians are beginning to offer patients genetic testing for a list of treatable diseases apart from the one that brought them into the clinic.
… and clinicians are beginning to offer patients genomic testing for a list of treatable diseases apart from the … His sister and her children decided to go through genomic testing and discovered that they also shared the same RET … to that condition is called a primary finding. But when testing reveals information separate from the original …
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A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic condition called Gaucher disease.
… Institutes of Health has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic … also be useful for patients with Parkinson's disease." … Testing Potential Drug Therapies … Related Content … NIH … … A team from the NIH has surmounted a major obstacle to testing potential drug therapies for a rare, genetic …
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Pharmacogenomics is a branch of pharmacology concerned with using DNA and amino acid sequence data to inform drug development and testing.
… amino acid sequence data to inform drug development and testing. … Amino Acids, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Genetic … amino acid sequence data to inform drug development and testing. … Educational Resources …
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Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) question advertisements by direct-to-consumer genetic ancestry kits that claim to know what it really means to be American Indian.
… the video tag. Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic ancestry testing kit animation. Credit: Ernesto Del Aguila III, NHGRI. … example of people claiming tribal heritage with genetic testing. But claims like these have raised concern when … a candid conversation between the NIH and the DTC genetic testing companies,” said Hull. Because consumer kits that …
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Down syndrome is a genetic disease resulting from a chromosomal abnormality.
… … Genetic Disease, Down Syndrome, Trisomy, Chromsomes, Prenatal Screening … Down syndrome (also called Trisomy 21) …
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Researchers from NHGRI, Oxford University and other National Institutes of Health centers have developed and tested a new method to predict hospital-acquired infections involving five other important pathogens.
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A birth defect is an abnormality present at birth.
… … Congenital Defect, Genetic Mutation, Pregnancy, Newborn Testing … A birth defect (also called a congenital defect) is … at birth. Birth defects can be caused by genetic factors, prenatal events during pregnancy or a combination of both. …
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NIH researchers and their colleagues identified multidrug-resistant pathogens on the skin of residents in nursing homes. They found that these potentially dangerous microbes spread widely among residents, indicating a need for improved testing and infection control measures to protect people in nursing homes and other vulnerable populations.
… widely among residents, indicating a need for improved testing and infection control measures to protect people in … nursing home in the Chicago area that — despite following testing and isolation protocols — reported transmissions of … six sites across each resident’s skin. “Traditionally, testing procedures only sample one site on the body, but our …