Preprint servers and peer-reviewed journals are seeing surging audiences, with many new readers not well versed in the limitations of…
Gene variant staves off Alzheimer’s in some people
People with a gene variant that puts them at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease are protected from its debilitating effects…
Traditional vegetable diet lowers the risk of premature babies
It turns out we should follow our parent’ advice when we’re thinking about becoming parents ourselves, with a study finding…
‘Directing’ evolution to identify potential drugs earlier in discovery
Scientists have developed a technique that could significantly reduce the time of discovering potential new antibody-based drugs to treat disease.
Gene-network analysis is a valuable new tool for understanding Alzheimer’s disease
Researchers have found that disruption of protein domain networks that are driven by the RAC1 gene is associated with behavioral…
Students often do not question online information
According to a new study, students struggle to critically assess information from the Internet and are often influenced by unreliable…
Predicting the evolution of genetic mutations
Quantitative biologists have designed a new machine learning technique for predicting evolutionary pathways. It could prove a valuable tool for…
Switching on a key cancer gene could provide first curative treatment for heart disease
Researchers trying to turn off a gene that allows cancers to spread have made a surprising U-turn. By making the…
Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump and Governors Clash Over Authority to Reopen
Governors on the East and West Coasts formed alliances to coordinate future action, prompting President Trump to compare the move…
I’m an E.R. Doctor in New York. None of Us Will Ever Be the Same.
A Covid diary: This is what I saw as the pandemic engulfed our hospitals.