With the increasing threat of antibiotic resistance, there is a growing need for new treatment strategies against life threatening bacterial…
Reducing greenhouse gases while balancing demand for meat
Humans’ love for meat could be hurting the planet. Many of the steps involved in the meat supply chain result…
Sitting for More Than 13 Hours a Day May Sabotage the Benefits of Exercise
People who sat for long periods and took fewer than 4,000 steps a day developed metabolic problems, even if they…
Sitting for More Than 13 Hours a Day May Sabotage the Benefits of Exercise
People who sat for long periods and took fewer than 4,000 steps a day developed metabolic problems, even if they…
Relationship between multimorbidity, demographic factors and mortality: findings from the UK Biobank cohort
Multimorbidity is associated with higher mortality, but the relationship with cancer and cardiovascular mortality is unclear. The influence of demographics…
Genetic code of WWI soldier’s cholera mapped
The oldest publicly available strain of the cholera-causing bacterial species, Vibrio cholerae, has had its genetic code read for the…
CRISPR-based ‘allelic drive’ allows genetic editing with selective precision and broad implications
Scientists developed a new version of a gene drive that allows the spread of specific, favorable genetic variants, also known…
Kids living near major roads at higher risk of developmental delays
Young children who live close to a major roadway are twice as likely to score lower on tests of communications…
Ovarian cancer patients undertested for mutations that could guide clinical care
Fewer than a quarter of breast cancer patients and a third of ovarian cancer patients diagnosed between 2013 and 2014…
Virtual reality offers benefits for Parkinson’s disease patients
Researchers are reporting early success with a new tool to help people with Parkinson’s disease improve their balance and potentially…