A new national policy was created to make determining who receives a heart transplant more fair. But new data shows…
The biological ‘record’ of extremely preterm birth differs in men and women
Researchers have found distinct effects of adversity early in life in the genomes of men compared to women who were…
Coronavirus vaccines stir doubts among many people worldwide, new study shows
A new study highlights potential global hesitancy to accept a COVID-19 vaccine. Based on data collected with the previously validated…
Anti-inflammatory therapy shows promise in slowing progression of multiple sclerosis
Intranasal administration of an anti-inflammatory drug helped reduce disease progression in a preclinical model of multiple sclerosis, according to recent…
The road to uncovering a novel mechanism for disposing of misfolded proteins
The discovery of the cause of a rare liver disease in babies led to uncovering a novel cellular mechanism for…
Presidential Elections May Be Bad for Your Health
The incidence of heart attacks and strokes rise around election time, researchers report.
Interactions within larger social groups can cause tipping points in contagion flow
Contagion processes, such as opinion formation or disease spread, can reach a tipping point, where the contagion either rapidly spreads…
COVID-19: Distancing and masks — good but not enough
Decades-old data is being used to describe the propagation of tiny droplets. Now a fluid dynamics team has developed new…
CRISPR meets Pac-Man: New DNA cut-and-paste tool enables bigger gene edits
Gene editing for the development of new treatments, and for studying disease as well as normal function in humans and…
Salt-based mosquito-control products are ineffective
A new study by a bevy of expert mosquito researchers offers an important warning to consumers: Products claiming to reduce…