Scientists have made a major breakthrough in unveiling the major genetic risk factor for heart disease by precisely cutting the…
Link between neonatal vitamin D deficiency and schizophrenia confirmed
Newborns with vitamin D deficiency have an increased risk of schizophrenia later in life, a team of researchers has reported.…
Food system organizations must strengthen their operations to safeguard against potential threats
Food systems face growing threats as extreme weather events become more common and more extreme due to climate change. A…
Circulating tumor cell count could help choose treatment for metastatic breast cancer patients
Circulating tumor-cell (CTC) count could be used to choose hormone therapy or chemotherapy as frontline treatment for patients with estrogen…
Elizabeth Warren Stands by DNA Test. But Around Her, Worries Abound.
Since releasing the results in October, the ancestry issue clouding her possible presidential campaign has only intensified.
Harmful, unfounded myths about migration and health have become accepted, used to justify policies of exclusion
Stereotypes that migrants are disease carriers who present a risk to public health and are a burden on services are…
Revolutionary technology pinpoints biopsies to detect prostate cancer
Medical software that overlays tumor information from MRI scans onto ultrasound images can help guide surgeons conducting biopsies and improve…
Cost-effectiveness of vaccination of immunocompetent older adults against herpes zoster in the Netherlands: a comparison between the adjuvanted subunit and live-attenuated vaccines
The newly registered adjuvanted herpes zoster subunit vaccine (HZ/su) has a higher efficacy than the available live-attenuated vaccine (ZVL). National…
Small molecules come into focus
Many biologically important small molecules, like hormones and amino acids, are too small to be measured by conventional detection methods.…
Classifying brain microglia: Which are good and which are bad?
Microglia are important to brain function, and also seem to play a role in disease. New work offers the most…