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Black/African American and Hispanic/Latina women who have low vitamin D concentrations may be more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than those with adequate concentrations, according to a study published in Cancer.

A team of researchers assembled the first complete sequence of a human genome, 2 decades after the Human Genome Project formed the first incomplete draft sequence, according to the NIH.

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences, a division of the NIH, awarded $1.8 million to Integrated Micro-Chromatography Systems Inc. for phase 2 of its fast track Small Business Innovation Research grant, according to a release.

Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential, which has been shown to substantially increase risk for blood cancer and cardiovascular disease, also appeared associated with protection from Alzheimer’s disease, according to study results.

Research in the past decade has led to the identification of new genetic variants for kidney diseases previously attributed to hypertension, new medications to slow diabetic kidney disease progression and reduced cardiovascular risk.

Researchers have begun a long-term study of the impacts of COVID-19 on children, the NIH announced.

Staying ahead of inflammation and managing the broad range of symptoms is key to controlling VEXAS syndrome, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2021.

Despite an ever-growing array of potential candidate biomarkers for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis, it can be a long journey from “bench work” to bedside, according to a presenter at ACR Convergence 2021.

Treatment for thyroid eye disease should be personalized, with joint input from endocrinologists and ophthalmologists, according to two speakers.

Young adults who received radioactive iodine therapy for differentiated thyroid cancer were at 92% increased risk for leukemia and 23% increased risk for any solid malignancies vs. those who did not receive radioactive iodine therapy.