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Cell-Free DNA Screening For Trisomy 21 May Result In No Significant Reduction In Miscarriage Rates Vs. Invasive Testing, Study Suggests.

MedPage Today (8/14, Walker) reports, “There was no significant reduction in miscarriage rates prior to 24 weeks for pregnant women at high risk for trisomy 21 who underwent cell-free DNA (cfDNA) screening followed by invasive testing after a positive cf...

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Tests For BRCA1, BRCA2 Not Always Done In Women Eligible To Get Them, Research Suggests.

Reuters (8/14, Carroll) reports that research suggests that “tests for BRCA1 and BRCA2...are not always done in U.S. women who are eligible to get them.” Investigators found that “women diagnosed with breast cancer who were covered by Medicare but lived...

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Researchers Create Tool To Calculate A Person’s Inherited Risks For Five Diseases.

The New York Times (8/13, Kolata) reports that researchers “have created a powerful new tool to calculate a person’s inherited risks for heart disease, breast cancer,” type 2 diabetes, chronic inflammatory bowel disease, and atrial fibrillation. The rese...

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E-Cigarette Aerosols Impair Function Of Lung Macrophages, Research Indicates.

Reuters Health (8/13, Carroll) reports e-cigarette aerosols impaired the function of lung macrophages and also caused them to produce 50 times more oxygen-free radicals as well as “a host of inflammation-inducing molecules,” a study published in Thorax i...

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Researchers Identify Biomarkers In Cerebrospinal Fluid That May Predict Pediatric Acquired Demyelinating Syndromes.

Neurology Advisor (8/13, May) reports researchers found that “chitinase 3-like 1 (CHI3L1) and neurofilament light chain (NFL) in cerebrospinal fluid are associated with pediatric acquired demyelinating syndromes.” The findings were published in the journ...

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Glaucoma May Be An Autoimmune Disease, Study Suggests.

STAT Plus (8/13, Farber, Subscription Publication) reports that a study published in Nature Communications found that “T cells, key soldiers in the immune system’s defense against microbes, play a role in the prolonged retinal degeneration seen in glauco...

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Gene Therapy For Hemophilia May Be On The Horizon.

The New York Times (8/13, Kolata) reports “experimental gene therapies” for hemophilia “have yielded promising results in early trials.” The article explains how difficult life can be for someone with hemophilia and how life changing a successful one-tim...

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Congo’s Ebola Outbreak May Worsen Before It Improves, Health Official Says.

The Washington Examiner (8/13, Leonard) reports the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak “is expected to get worse in the coming days...despite the swift dispatch of an experimental vaccine to the affected area,” according to World Health Organi...

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Smallpox Resurgence Remains A Concern For Global Health Leaders.

Nature (8/13) reports that although the World Health Organization in 1980 declared that smallpox had been eradicated, the US FDA “last month approved the first ever drug to treat it.” The drug TPOXX (tecovirimat), made by SIGA Technologies, “inhibits pro...

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Prenatal Tdap Vaccine Not Associated With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Researchers Say.

In “To Your Health,” the Washington Post (8/13, Bever) reports that after studying some 80,000 youngsters “over a four-year period,” Kaiser Permanent researchers found “no association between the prenatal Tdap (for tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, also...

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HPV Vaccine Legislation Appears Not To Impact Adolescent Sexual Activity, Study Indicates.

Reuters (8/13, Rapaport) reports that research suggests “state laws designed to increase teen vaccination against...human papillomavirus (HPV) don’t appear to influence adolescents’ choices about whether to become sexually active or use condoms.” The fin...

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FDA Approves First Drug Arising From Gene-Silencing Research.

The Wall Street Journal (8/10, Loftus, Subscription Publication) reported that on Friday, the FDA approved the first drug that fights a disease by silencing the genes that drive it. The approved drug, Onpattro (patisiran), from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, i...

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Glaucoma May Be Autoimmune Disorder, Study Suggests.

HealthDay (8/10, Preidt) reported researchers found that “glaucoma may be an autoimmune disorder.” The findings were published in Nature Communications. Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (8/10) reported researchers at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear...

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DRC’s Newest Ebola Outbreak Occurring In War Zone.

The AP (8/12, Maliro) reports the Democratic Republic of Congo is battling “an Ebola outbreak in a war zone,” where one official said “suspected rebels killed seven people...and sent residents fleeing,” in the AP’s words. Global health leaders similarly...

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Minnesota Officials Say 72 Were Sickened By Waterborne Illness Outbreak At Campground.

The AP (8/10) reported that Minnesota health officials said they have identified “at least 72 people” who have gotten sick in a waterborne illness outbreak at a Zumbrota campground. According to the AP, “the Department of Health says it continues to work...

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Milwaukee Scales Back Testing For Sexually Transmitted Infections.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/10, Spicuzza, Bice) reported that the City of Milwaukee has “dramatically scaled back testing for sexually transmitted infections despite having some of the worst STI rates in the nation.” According to the article, “Unde...

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Brazilian Health Official Criticizes Venezuela Over Measles Outbreak Monitoring Efforts.

Newsweek (8/10, Interrante) reported Brazilian health minister Gilberto Occhi on Friday made remarks suggesting “that the Venezuelan government wasn’t helping to stop measles from spreading as Venezuelans flee their country due to political and economic...

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South Carolina Reports First Measles Case Since 1997.

The AP (8/11) reported South Carolina health officials “have confirmed the first case of measles in the state in 11 years.” According to the Department of Health and Environmental Control, “a health care provider confirmed measles in a Georgetown County...

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FDA Approves Drug To Treat Fabry Disease.

Reuters (8/10, Respaut) reported that on Friday, the FDA approved Amicus Therapeutics’ Galafold (migalastat), the “first oral therapy to treat Fabry disease, a rare sometimes fatal condition in which accumulation of fat damages several organs.” This is t...

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Changes To Human Brain As It Developed May Have Led To Development Of Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Brain Tissue Study Suggests.

Newsweek (8/9, Gander) reports, “Changes to the human brain as we evolved may have led to the development of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia,” researchers concluded after studying “181 human cell lines and brain tissue samples donated by deceased peop...

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Cell-Free DNA Screening For Trisomy 21 May Result In No Significant Reduction In Miscarriage Rates Vs. Invasive Testing, Study Suggests.

Tests For BRCA1, BRCA2 Not Always Done In Women Eligible To Get Them, Research Suggests.

Researchers Create Tool To Calculate A Person’s Inherited Risks For Five Diseases.

E-Cigarette Aerosols Impair Function Of Lung Macrophages, Research Indicates.

Researchers Identify Biomarkers In Cerebrospinal Fluid That May Predict Pediatric Acquired Demyelinating Syndromes.

Glaucoma May Be An Autoimmune Disease, Study Suggests.

Gene Therapy For Hemophilia May Be On The Horizon.

Congo’s Ebola Outbreak May Worsen Before It Improves, Health Official Says.

Smallpox Resurgence Remains A Concern For Global Health Leaders.

Prenatal Tdap Vaccine Not Associated With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Researchers Say.

HPV Vaccine Legislation Appears Not To Impact Adolescent Sexual Activity, Study Indicates.

FDA Approves First Drug Arising From Gene-Silencing Research.

Glaucoma May Be Autoimmune Disorder, Study Suggests.

DRC’s Newest Ebola Outbreak Occurring In War Zone.

Minnesota Officials Say 72 Were Sickened By Waterborne Illness Outbreak At Campground.

Milwaukee Scales Back Testing For Sexually Transmitted Infections.

Brazilian Health Official Criticizes Venezuela Over Measles Outbreak Monitoring Efforts.

South Carolina Reports First Measles Case Since 1997.

FDA Approves Drug To Treat Fabry Disease.

Changes To Human Brain As It Developed May Have Led To Development Of Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia, Brain Tissue Study Suggests.