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Teen Lifestyles Were Less Healthy in 2023 Compared to 2013, CDC Report Shows

Drugs.com

teenagers still struggle to make healthy choices when it comes to diet, exercise and sleep, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report says.Specifically, the percentage of students eating healthy. THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 -- U.S.

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David Liu receives Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

Broad Institute

The organization has honored Liu for the development of the gene editing platforms base editing and prime editing, which can correct the vast majority of known disease-causing genetic variations and have already been used in at least 15 clinical trials, with life-saving results. In 2013, Broad founding director Eric S.

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Building better brain models for Parkinson’s disease and beyond

Drug Target Review

The search for effective treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s disease has long been hindered by the brain’s complexity and the absence of adequate models for drug discovery. “For diseases like Parkinson’s, it’s more than sufficient,” he explains.

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C3G kidney disease: How is it diagnosed and how is it treated?

Antidote

Complement 3 Glomerulopathy, most commonly shortened to C3G or C3G kidney disease, is a rare type of kidney disease that has only been diagnosed since 2013. “C3” C3” refers to a blood protein that has a vital role in the immune system, and “G” is for the damage to glomeruli in the kidneys.

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Investigating antipsychotics in a Parkinson’s disease psychosis model

Drug Target Review

What are the key findings of the preclinical study regarding the neurophysiological brain state in a Parkinson’s disease psychosis (PDP) model? In 2013, Nicholas co-founded IRLAB Sweden. This creates a condition which mimics the state in advanced PD in humans. In 2010 he was appointed Executive Vice President, Research at NeuroSearch.

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FDA Adds New AdComm to Address Genetic Metabolic Diseases

Eye on FDA

Back in December 2023, FDA announced intention in the Federal Register and in a press release to form a new FDA Advisory Committee to be called the Genetic Metabolic Diseases Advisory Committee (GeMDAC).

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Fishing for Answers in Human Disease

NIH Director's Blog: Drug Discovery

Caption: Researcher Zhaoxia Sun, at Yale, uses the zebrafish to study Polycystic Kidney Disease, which affects more than 600,000 Americans. This is a vital resource for understanding human health and disease. 2013 Apr 25;496(7446):498-503. Epub 2013 Apr 17. [2] 2013 Apr 25;496(7446):494-7. Howe K, et al.

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