Shared biological pathways may link obesity to accelerated aging
Obesity may do more than raise the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and certain cancers. A new review published in Genes & Diseases argues that...
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Complete Songbird Genome Uncovers Hidden Biological Insights
The zebra finch, a small songbird famous for its elaborate vocal repertoire, has become the first bird species to receive a fully phased, diploid telomere-to-telomere...
Targeted viral vectors silence vitamin D receptors in mouse bones and muscles
A new study has demonstrated a way to reduce vitamin D receptor activity selectively in bone or muscle in living mice, using engineered adeno-associated viral...
Scientists isolate and characterize putative glioblastoma-origin cells from the brain’s subventricular zone
A new study has identified and characterized a population of cells in the brain’s subventricular zone that may resemble the cells thought to initiate glioblastoma,...
Study Examines How Melatonin Affects Children’s Sleep Architecture
A large study of children using melatonin has found that the supplement was associated with a small reduction in the proportion of rapid eye movement,...
Wildfires now lead unhealthy air pollution exposure among pregnant women in US
Wildfire smoke has become an increasingly important source of prenatal air pollution in the United States, even as overall exposure to fine particulate matter has...
Butterfly Lilies Take Flight Into Scientific Research
A genetic switch that determines whether butterfly lily flowers develop as mirror-image left- or right-handed forms has been identified for the first time, solving a...
LZ901 Vaccine Shows Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety in Adults Aged 40+
Herpes zoster, commonly known as shingles, is being targeted by a new vaccine candidate in a large phase 3 clinical trial published in Nature Communications....
Respiratory Newcastle disease virus vaccine induces immunity against SARS-CoV-2 in ferrets
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine research is moving beyond the traditional injection-based approach, with scientists examining whether immunity can be established directly at the surfaces where respiratory viruses...
Human Genome Breakthrough Paves Way for Personalized Genomics
Scientists have reconstructed the most complete diploid human genome yet produced, creating a high-resolution sequence that contains both copies of every chromosome inherited from an...
Study identifies steps speeding lifesaving treatment for head and neck cancer patients
For patients with advanced head and neck cancer, the race against time does not end when a tumor is removed. In many cases, surgery must...
Review sheds new light on Ménière’s disease, guiding more targeted treatments
Ménière’s disease, a disabling inner-ear disorder marked by recurrent vertigo, fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus, and a sensation of pressure or fullness, may be driven by...
Sugary diets may have shaped early human evolution
The human brain may owe its extraordinary expansion not only to meat and other animal foods, but also to the sweetness of fruit, honey and...
Computing professor’s egg shrinks software programs, making them faster and more agile
Software developers have long faced a frustrating paradox: the programs that must be made faster are often too complex to optimize by hand. Compilers, hardware-design...
Personalized Digital Support Benefits Women With Breast Cancer
For women living with metastatic breast cancer, a smartphone app may offer more than convenience: it can function as a weekly clinical safety net. A...