Is osteoporosis a genetic or hereditary disease?
Osteoporosis is a genetic and hereditary disease, which means that people who have a first-degree relative should get screened. THE ...
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Hereditary diseases: the older the father, the more genetic mutations he passes on
In a study carried out on flies, researchers found that the age of the fathers has an influence on the ...
Read moreSchizophrenia: the clash of words
An almost unanimous condemnation. Tuesday, the daily Provence published an in-depth survey of the resources devoted to monitoring patients with ...
Read moreEhlers-Danlos syndrome: “Whatever it takes, patients have to move”
Nicknamed "chewing-gum diseases", Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a group of hereditary pathologies still little known to the medical profession and the ...
Read moreEhlers-Danlos syndrome: “We must not stop living for fear of being in pain”
After several years of diagnostic wandering, doctors have managed to put words to the ailments of Valérie Gisclard suffering from ...
Read moreIs multiple sclerosis a hereditary disease?
Is multiple sclerosis a hereditary disease with a genetic origin? We answer you. THE ESSENTIAL Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an ...
Read moreBeing constantly in the moon: a mental illness?
Researchers believe that "compulsive daydreaming disorder" should be considered a psychiatric disorder in its own right. THE ESSENTIAL Compulsive daydreaming ...
Read moreWhat is trichotillomania, this mental disorder that consists of pulling your hair out?
While American comedian Amy Schumer has just revealed that she has trichotillomania, Why Doctor explains what it is. THE ESSENTIAL ...
Read more“Psychophobia”: a mental illness awareness campaign
Often taboo, mental illnesses nevertheless affect 20% of French people. THE ESSENTIAL It was estimated before the health crisis that ...
Read moreA candidate for “Love is in the Meadow” announces to suffer from it: what is Cadasil disease?
Cardasil disease is manifested by repeated strokes, which eventually cause lasting damage to the brain and reduce life expectancy. This ...
Read moreCancer: one in eight patients has a hereditary genetic mutation
The systematization of genetic tests makes it possible to accurately detect linked hereditary genetic mutations in cancer patients. These tests ...
Read moreBRCA gene: what to do when you inherit breast cancer?
Women carrying BRCA gene mutations have a 54 to 65% risk of developing breast cancer during their lifetime, while this ...
Read moreTribute to Grégory Lemarchal: what is cystic fibrosis?
Thirteen years ago, singer Grégory Lemarchal died of a genetic disease affecting the respiratory tract, cystic fibrosis. What is cystic ...
Read moreVenous disease: “With the treatment, I regained my agility!”
The venous disease which affects 18 million people in France is hereditary, chronic and progressive. This implies treatment as soon ...
Read moreVenous disease: heredity is the first predisposing factor
The risk of suffering from venous disease is 50 to 90% higher when one or both parents are affected. THE ...
Read moreAmericans with colorectal cancer are getting younger
Since the 1970s, the incidence of colorectal cancer in adults under age 50 has increased in the United States. A ...
Read moreDeath of Gaspard: 90,000 Internet users share their emotion
Little Gaspard, who became a social media star, died of Sandhoff's disease. This rare genetic disease has no cure.Gaspard's fight ...
Read moreFamily diseases: the environment has a significant impact
Families are more important than genes in some illnesses, including depression. The environment in which a person evolves is however ...
Read moreParents wrongly accused: the child suffers from a rare disease
For 3 years, parents have been accused of mistreating their babies. Their daughter actually suffered from hereditary angioedema, a disease ...
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