Genes, Society & Disease
LightNews LightNews
banner
genomicsmd.bsky.social
Genes, Society & Disease
@genomicsmd.bsky.social
77 followers 130 following 8 posts
Ancient genes meet modern life: how our evolutionary past shapes today's health challenges.
Posts Replies Media Videos
genomicsmd.bsky.social
Why do so many young people suddenly have cancer?
#cancer
#cancerresearch
Why do so many young people suddenly have cancer?
When you were born is actually an important risk factor for cancer.
buff.ly
December 6, 2024 at 5:00 PM
genomicsmd.bsky.social
Have an Autoimmune Disease? Blame the Black Death
Have an Autoimmune Disease? Blame the Black Death
The bubonic plague killed so many people in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa that that natural selection event is still rippling through our genomes...
buff.ly
December 5, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Reposted by Genes, Society & Disease
erictopol.bsky.social
Strong new evidence for T cell exhaustion in myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) reflecting chronic viral infection, relevant to #LongCovid, and possible path to treatment candidates
www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10.... @pnas.org
December 2, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Reposted by Genes, Society & Disease
genomicsmd.bsky.social
Biomarkers of aging have a great potential for medical diagnostics. I am however a bit cautious as it is still uncertain if a blood based aging test is any better than currently accepted screening tests for organ specific diseases…
#aging
#biomarkers
#precisionmedicine
Inside your body, aging unfolds at remarkably different rates
New research shows aging is not a uniform process. Parts of our bodies start aging earlier than others, right down to our organs and cells.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2024 at 6:58 AM
genomicsmd.bsky.social
Parkinson's Link to Gut Bacteria Suggests an Unexpected, Simple Treatment
Parkinson's Link to Gut Bacteria Suggests an Unexpected, Simple Treatment
Researchers have suspected for some time that the link between our gut and brain plays a role in the development of Parkinson's disease.
buff.ly
December 3, 2024 at 4:37 PM
genomicsmd.bsky.social
Is a big-brained early hominid found in China a new species?
Is a big-brained early hominid found in China a new species?
Scientists make their case for classifying an extinct group that lived in northern China until 120,000 years ago as a separate species.
buff.ly
December 3, 2024 at 6:11 AM
genomicsmd.bsky.social
Measles virus causes immune system “amnesia”. Listen to how the Measles vaccine reduce childhood mortality from other infectious diseases in addition to the measles. Great example of host-pathogen co-evolution.
Measles: The Cancer Killer?
Podcast Episode · Incubation · 11/26/2024 · 30m
buff.ly
November 28, 2024 at 8:16 PM
genomicsmd.bsky.social
A good friend of mine died at age 23 from this cancer, a type of sarcoma. I wish we had this new therapy back then.
#precisionmedicine
#cancerresearch

www.cancer.gov/news-events/...
First Cancer TCR Cell Therapy Approved by FDA
FDA has approved the first cancer TCR cellular therapy. Tecelra, or afami-cel, is used to treat metastatic synovial sarcoma that’s positive for MAGE-A4.
www.cancer.gov
November 28, 2024 at 7:09 AM
genomicsmd.bsky.social
Biomarkers of aging have a great potential for medical diagnostics. I am however a bit cautious as it is still uncertain if a blood based aging test is any better than currently accepted screening tests for organ specific diseases…
#aging
#biomarkers
#precisionmedicine
Inside your body, aging unfolds at remarkably different rates
New research shows aging is not a uniform process. Parts of our bodies start aging earlier than others, right down to our organs and cells.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2024 at 6:58 AM