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Preeclampsia: Everything You Need to Know about This High-Risk Pregnancy Complication

Although it’s relatively uncommon, affecting just 3.4 percent of pregnancies in the U.S. each year, preeclampsia is a complication that can have serious long-term health effects for mom and baby. The condition is characterized primarily by higher-than-normal blood pressure during pregnancy, and may also involve elevated levels of protein in urine and a decrease in… Read More »

Biden pitches creation of high-risk, high-reward disease research division with a massive budget

The Biden administration proposed the creation of a high-risk, high-reward disease research agency called the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to develop breakthrough treatments for cancer and Alzheimer’s, an endeavor that the White House said will cost about $ 6.5 billion. “We want to be able to continue the basic research that has made… Read More »

Researchers find high-risk genes for schizophrenia

Using a unique computational “framework” they developed, a team of scientist cyber-sleuths in the Vanderbilt University Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute (VGI) has identified 104 high-risk genes for schizophrenia. Their discovery, which was reported in the journal Nature Neuroscience, supports the view that schizophrenia is a developmental disease, one… Read More »