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The medical school trying to become anti-racist

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Eva Larkai, a fourth-year medical student, led the student group demanding change. A major British medical school is leading the drive to eliminate what it calls “inherent racism” in the way doctors are trained in the UK. And he says the problem is one that all UK medical schools and the wider NHS share.

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Schizophrenia and aging may share a common biological basis

Broad Institute

Related news New project aims to map cellular variation in the healthy human brain Researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, and McLean Hospital have uncovered a strikingly similar suite of changes in gene activity in brain tissue from people with schizophrenia and from older adults.

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Researchers identify source of a brain cancer’s deadly transformation

Broad Institute

Their results underscore the importance of early detection and treatment, such as with vorasidenib , which targets IDH and was recently approved by the FDA for low-grade gliomas. The scientists also observed that the composition of cells in the tumor changes, further shifting the gliomas into a fast-growth mode.

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Study finds youth-onset diabetes is a genetically distinct form of the disorder

Broad Institute

The way that clinicians subdivide diabetes patients now is based on symptoms, but in this study, the frequency of genetic risk factors seems to vary among patients with youth-onset T2D,” said Jason Flannick , Broad associate member and assistant professor at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. “We

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Simple test for flu could improve diagnosis and surveillance

Broad Institute

Now researchers have developed a low-cost paper strip test that could allow more patients to find out which type of flu they have and get the right treatment.

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A common fatty acid may help restore healthy vaginal bacteria after infection

Broad Institute

A common fatty acid may help restore healthy vaginal bacteria after infection By Ari Navetta August 19, 2024 Breadcrumb Home A common fatty acid may help restore healthy vaginal bacteria after infection Treatments using oleic acid, a naturally occurring oil used in cells, could improve treatment of recurrent bacterial vaginosis infections.

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Revolutionary nanoparticles enable gene-editing in lungs

Drug Target Review

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMass), US, have collaborated to create a novel type of nanoparticle that can deliver messenger RNA that encodes for beneficial proteins to the lungs.

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