People who suffered a financial, housing-related, or job-related hardship as a result of the Great Recession were more likely to…
Who benefits from a defibrillator?
Implantable defibrillators can save lives, but also harbor risks. A major study has found that a special ECG method can…
Diet’s effect on gut bacteria could play role in reducing Alzheimer’s risk
Could following a certain type of diet affect the gut microbiome — the good and bad bacteria that live in…
Medical News Today: Heart attack risk higher in those who sleep too little or too much
A new study of nearly half a million people over 7 years found that those who slept 6–9 hours per…
Biomarker predicts if someone infected with malaria will get sick
Increased p53, the well-known tumor-suppressor protein, can predict whether malaria-infected children will develop fever or other symptoms, suggests a new…
Why fruit flies eat practically anything
Researchers uncover why some organisms can eat anything — ‘generalists — and others have strict diets — ‘specialists’. Using different…
AI learns the language of chemistry to predict how to make medicines
Researchers have designed a machine learning algorithm that predicts the outcome of chemical reactions with much higher accuracy than trained…
Human perception of colors does not rely entirely on language
After patient RDS (identified only by his initials for privacy) suffered a stroke, he experienced a rare and unusual side…
Assisted reproduction technology leaves its mark on genes temporarily
Any effect that assisted reproduction technology has on babies’ genes is largely corrected by adulthood, new research has found.
Mouthwash use could inhibit benefits of exercise
Scientists have shown that the blood pressure-lowering effect of exercise is significantly reduced when people rinse their mouths with antibacterial…