GBA1 Mutations Showcase Precision Medicine’s Promise for Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease has long been described as a disorder of dopamine-producing neurons, but a growing body of genetic research is revealing a more complex picture—one...
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Study finds AI could enable affordable foot health technology
Plantar pressure mapping, a technology used to reveal how forces move across the underside of the foot, could soon become cheaper, smaller and more accessible...
Molecular Spin Offers New Insights into How Molecules Work
A century after analytical ultracentrifugation helped earn Theodor Svedberg the 1926 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the technique is finding new relevance in one of modern...
NICE criteria miss up to 95% of under-50s later developing breast cancer
A widely used breast cancer referral system in England may be overlooking the vast majority of women under 50 who are at elevated risk of...
New X-Chromosome Silencing Strategies Point Toward Treatments for X-Linked Disorders
A new review in Genes & Diseases examines how scientists are turning a deeper understanding of X chromosome inactivation into potential treatments for X-linked genetic...
Indigenous-led conservation efforts boost survival of endangered cockatoos
A Sacred Feather Could Help Save One of the World’s Rarest Cockatoos On Seram Island in Indonesia, an endangered cockatoo is at the center of...
Naval leaders mark ONR anniversary, emphasizing personal impact over theory
ARLINGTON, Va.—The Office of Naval Research (ONR) marked its 80th anniversary with a celebration at the Pentagon, highlighting how decades of scientific research have transformed...
Targeted therapy combinations may overcome treatment resistance in advanced prostate cancer
UCLA researchers have identified a way to make antibody-drug conjugates more powerful against metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, an advanced form of the disease that continues...
Scientists push the frontiers of ultracold neutral plasma research
Colorado State University researchers have created an ultracold neutral plasma in which electrons reached temperatures within one degree of absolute zero, opening a new way...
England sees sharp rise in gestational diabetes diagnoses
Gestational diabetes is becoming increasingly common in England, affecting more than one in eight pregnancies by 2022, according to a large analysis of National Health...
Tomato genetic switch points toward drought-resilient crops
Tomato plants may have gained a new genetic ally in the fight against drought. Researchers from Xinjiang University and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Academy...
New study sheds light on bonnethead sharks’ long-standing mystery
A Bonnethead Shark’s Unusual Head Shape Is Not What Scientists Thought For decades, the bonnethead shark’s distinctive shovel-shaped head has raised a deceptively simple question:...
Genome-wide methylation study uncovers epigenetic mechanism driving end-stage kidney disease
A new study published in Nature Communications is drawing attention to the possibility that end-stage renal disease is shaped not only by damaged kidney tissue...
Scientists map hydrology and drainage networks of South America’s atmospheric rivers
South America’s rivers may begin far above the ground. A new study examining the continent’s “aerial rivers” reveals how corridors of water vapor moving through...
Chronic Disease Burden Links Frailty, Sleep, and Life Satisfaction in Older Adults
As populations age, researchers are increasingly looking beyond single diagnoses to understand why some older adults remain satisfied with life while others experience declining health,...