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A team of researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles recently published a genomic study that uncovered two classes of genetic causes for chordoma in children by conducting some genomic detective work.

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Despite initiatives around the world to reduce the use of tobacco products amongst young people, smoking is still prevalent in those aged 18 and under. On World No Tobacco Day May 31, the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), is encouraging policy makers to take steps to prevent young people from taking up smoking.

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A roundup of the latest medical discoveries and faculty news at Cedars-Sinai.

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Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and others have identified a neurodevelopmental disorder, caused by mutations in a single gene, that affects tens of thousands of people worldwide. The work, published in the May 31 online issue of Nature Medicine [DOI: 10.1038/s41591-024-03085-5], was done in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Bristol, UK; KU Leuven, Belgium; and the NIHR BioResource, currently based at the University of Cambridge, UK. The findings will improve clinical diagnostic services for patients with neurodevelopmental disorders.

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Scientists captured, for the first time, the complex internal acrobatics that heavy metal singers perform in order to sing harsh vocals.

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In a significant development for medical professionals, a new consensus has been developed to enhance the treatment of second-degree burn wounds. This guideline offers a thorough and systematic method for addressing these frequently occurring injuries, advocating for a standardized approach to care.

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Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation professor and chair Dr. Paul F. Pasquina has been named Researcher of the Year by The Geneva Foundation.

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A new study presents the development of 3D printed electrospun vascular grafts infused with tetramethylpyrazine (TMP), offering a potential solution to reduce thrombosis and restrain aneurysmal dilatation post-surgery. This innovation has potential implications for improving cardiovascular disease treatments.

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A new University of Washington study, published May 21 in Developmental Science, is the first to compare the amount of music and speech that children hear in infancy. Results showed that infants hear more spoken language than music, with the gap widening as the babies get older.

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A group of researchers at University of California San Diego has identified the cause of a “short-circuit” in cellular pathways, a discovery that sheds new light on the genesis of a number of human diseases and could lead to development of a wide array of new drugs.

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Secondary analyses of a phase 3 clinical trial have revealed that breast cancer patients who reported high levels of pain and stress were more likely than their study peers to experience worse invasive disease-free survival (iDFS) and worse overall survival (OS).

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Data from a large prospective cohort study reveal that a polygenic risk score has the potential to predict survival outcomes in patients with breast cancer.

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New research from Yale Cancer Center reveals first-of-its-kind data from a phase I study in patients with hormone receptor positive HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer. The results, which assess the safety and efficacy of a treatment known as PF-07248144, offer new hope for treating this aggressive type of breast cancer.

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Syphilis numbers are on the rise in Tennessee: In women, the number of cases has risen 311%, from 290 cases in 2017 to 1,191 in 2022.