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Neurocrine Biosciences’ Crenessity Approved as First New Treatment in Decades for Rare Genetic Disorder CAH

XTalks

CAH is a group of rare genetic disorders affecting the adrenal glands, which produce essential hormones like cortisol, aldosterone and androgens. The most common form of CAH, 21-hydroxylase deficiency, disrupts hormone production, leading to cortisol deficiency and an overproduction of androgens.

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Exercise hormone may modulate genes associated with replication of novel coronavirus

Scienmag

Brazilian researchers observed that in uninfected adipocytes, the hormone irisin altered the expression of genes that regulate ACE-2, which encodes a protein to which the virus binds in order to invade human cells.

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Genetically modified mice pave the way for customized medicine in a rare disease

Medical Xpress

Ana Guadaño at the Alberto Sols Biomedical Research Institute (IIBM, a combined CSIC-UAM center) and involving the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), used CRISPR gene editing techniques to incorporate into mice a mutation of the MCT8 protein responsible for transporting thyroid hormones to the interior of the cell.

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Adyn Test Brings Precision Medicine to Birth Control Prescription Choices

BioSpace

This is an effort to eliminate severe adverse reactions by matching the birth control to the genetics and hormones of the individual.

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Latin America’s Continuous Cultural Exchange and Contribution to Clinical Research 

WCG Clinical

Latin America’s genetic diversity and unique health challenges are driving groundbreaking clinical research, offering new insights into disease prevention, innovative medicine, and treatments. For instance, compounds isolated from traditional medicinal plants have been developed into prescription medications.

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Preterm birth, prolonged labor influenced by progesterone balance

Scienmag

During pregnancy, the hormone progesterone helps to […]. The study in mice — published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences — provides novel insights for developing treatments.

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Stress in small children separated from their parents may alter genes

Drug Discovery Today

Experts in the emotional needs of small children say increased levels of the stress hormone cortisol in babies and small children who are separated from their parents, especially their mothers, could have a long-term genetic impact on future generations.

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