Health
SciLifeLab and AstraZeneca use cryo-EM to advance biomedicine
Research team of Alexey Amunts in collaboration with AstraZeneca unravel the extracellular region of the receptor tyrosine kinase RET involved...
Find FH® machine learning model flags individuals with FH for first time at national level
FH Foundation study published online in the Lancet Digital Health and presented at FH Global SummitCredit: The FH Foundation ATLANTA,...
National poll: Half of parents have declined kids’ play date invites
Many parents aren't comfortable with their child playing at another family's home -- but only 1 in 4 have been...
Mayo Clinic study: 20% of patients are prescribed opioids after cardiac device implantation surgery
This large US study found that 1 in 5 patients was prescribed opioids after having a pacemaker or similar device...
Autism spectrum disorder risk linked to insufficient placental steroid
Single ALLO injection during pregnancy was enough to avert both the cerebellar abnormalities and the aberrant social behaviors in experimental...
Salk scientists awarded $14.3 million to map circuitry for movement
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA, CA--(October 18, 2019) A team of Salk scientists led by Professor Martyn Goulding has been...
Why the flu is more deadly in those with diabetes
Researchers outlined immune dysfunction in mice that leads to more severe respiratory infections in those with diabetesCredit: University of Maryland...
Creatine powers T cells’ fight against cancer
Credit: Broad Stem Cell Research Center Creatine, the organic acid that is popularly taken as a supplement by athletes and...
Development and analytical validation of a next-generation sequencing based microsatellite instabili
The assay has a clinically relevant 5-day turnaround time and can be conducted on as little as 20 ng genomic...
NIH funds new All of Us Research Program genome center to test advanced sequencing tools
HudsonAlpha awarded $7 million to expand national health dataset with uncharted genetic variantsCredit: Photo courtesy of the HudsonAlpha Institute for...
Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer Research Award 2019 goes to Serena Nik-Zainal
Bioinformatician receives Swiss 'nobel prize for cancer research'Credit: Courtesy of Serena Nik-Zainal. Today, the Dr. Josef Steiner Cancer Foundation, which...
Potato as effective as carbohydrate gels for boosting athletic performance, study finds
Credit: Graphic by Michael B. Vincent CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Consuming potato puree during prolonged exercise works just as well as...
Dr. Denis Mukwege honorary doctor at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Credit: Photo: Johan Wingborg, University of Gothenburg Dr. Denis Mukwege, a 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner, has received a prestigious...
Ugandans and Kenyans in cities happy to pay for food that is more nutritious
Malnutrition remains a serious problem for many people in East Africa; poor consumers are willing to pay a premium for...
Genes linked to sex ratio and male fertility in mice
Michigan Medicine researchers find genes that help maintain the 50-50 balance between male and female offspringCredit: Leila Mullison, University of...
Bean tree plan to protect Amazon
Credit: Toby Pennington Amazon deforestation could be slowed by planting bean trees that would keep soils fertile and help smallholders...
New polysomnography electrode set enables easy at-home assessment of sleep bruxism
Credit: Tomi Miettinen An easy-to-use electrode set can assess sleep bruxism severity as well as a conventional polysomnography, a new...
Can the design of a building improve the creative output of its occupants?
New study published in Creativity Research Journal shows Maharishi Vastu architecture increased workplace creativityCredit: Ron Blunt A ground-breaking study published...
Newly discovered virus infects bald eagles across America
Credit: UW-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- Researchers have discovered a previously unknown virus infecting nearly a third of America's bald eagle...
Training social workers in fight against opioids
$1.3 million federal grant helps UTA offer students training in addiction treatmentCredit: Elizabeth Couch, The University of Texas at Arlington...
