In an important book, he challenged the widely held Freudian notion that same-sex attraction was curable, finding it instead rooted…
Dawn of good, fast and cheap human genome assembly
Researchers are driving advances in human genome assembly to make the process better, faster, and cheaper. Researchers plan to leverage…
Activating an estrogen receptor can stop pancreatic cancer cells from growing
Activating the G protein-coupled estrogen receptor (GPER) — a receptor found on the surface of many normal and cancer tissues…
Viruses from feces can help combat obesity and diabetes
Fecal transplants are currently used to treat certain types of antibiotic-resistant diarrhea and has also been attempted to treat e.g.…
Chronic illness in childhood linked to higher rates of mental illness
Children with long-term health conditions may be more likely to experience mental illness in early adolescence than healthy children, according…
How to put neurons into cages
Football-shaped microscale cages have been created using special laser technologies. Using sound waves as tweezers, living neurons can be placed…
Sky-high surprise bills from air ambulance flights possible for many patients
When an emergency dispatcher calls for a helicopter to fly a critically ill patient to a hospital, they don’t have…
Biomaterial immune control discoveries could reduce implant rejection
Scientists have discovered how the materials used in medical implants like artificial joints can be adapted to control the immune…
Study to determine incidence of novel coronavirus infection in U.S. children begins
A study to help determine the rate of novel coronavirus infection in children and their family members in the United…
Extinguishing fearful memories depends on the flexibility of your DNA
New research shows that the ability to extinguish fearful memories relies on a change in DNA structure: from Z-DNA to…