In March 2016, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network revised its criteria for prioritizing children awaiting heart transplantation in the…
Researchers perform thousands of mutations to understand amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Researchers have used a technique called high-throughput mutagenesis to study Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), with unexpected results. Results showed that…
Medical News Today: Can distractions ‘change’ your reality?
New research finds that distractions can change people’s perceptions of reality, raising interesting questions about what we remember.
Exploring a Possible Link Between C-Sections and Autism
Children born by cesarean section may have important differences that affect their neurodevelopment.
Exploring a Possible Link Between C-Sections and Autism
Children born by cesarean section may have important differences that affect their neurodevelopment.
Why Can’t We Stop Pancreatic Cancer?
There is little a person can do to prevent it, and there is nothing comparable to mammography or colonoscopy to…
Why Can’t We Stop Pancreatic Cancer?
There is little a person can do to prevent it, and there is nothing comparable to mammography or colonoscopy to…
Medical News Today: What is the mechanism behind compulsive sexual behavior?
A new study searches for the molecular mechanism at the core of compulsive sexual behavior. Changes in the regulation of…
Fifteen years of epidemiology in BMC Medicine
BMC Medicine was launched in November 2003 as an open access, open peer-reviewed general medical journal that has a broad…
Medical News Today: Financial hardship may accelerate aging
What is the impact of poverty on the process of biological aging? New research investigates, zooming in on the effect…