Mansfield- Hospitals

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A hidden architecture Researchers use novel methods to uncover gene mutations for common diseases

BOSTON MAHuman geneticists have long debated whether the genetic risk of the most common medical conditions derive from many rare mutations each conferring a high degree of risk in different people or common differences throughout the genome that modestly influence risk A new study by Brigham and Womens Hospital BWH researchers has harnessed dat... Read More

Group B Neisseria meningitidis Vaccine Shows Promise

An investigational vaccine may represent a strong lead in the fight against group B Neisseria meningitidis according to results of a phase 2 study published online in the Lancet Administered in 3 doses over the course of 6 months a new bivalent vaccine was well tolerated and induced a strong immune response against multiple strains of the poten... Read More