genetic mutations

Age, smoking, bacteria, genetic mutations together can raise risk of stomach cancer: Singapore study

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SINGAPORE – While it is well-known that age, smoking, oral bacteria and genetic mutations can individually cause stomach cancer, a recent study has found that when they occur together in one person, the risk is amplified. This discovery by scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the National University Health System (NUHS), together with an international … Read more

New blood test screens for thousands of rare inherited diseases at once

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ST. PAUL, Minn., May 25 (UPI) — A new rapid blood test for newborns could potentially detect genetic mutations linked to thousands of rare diseases all at once, greatly improving on current inefficient detection methods, according to a study to be presented Monday. The new test developed by Australian scientists has proven highly accurate in … Read more