New evidence suggests that those who smoke cannabis, or marijuana, weigh less compared to adults who don’t. The findings are…
On-chip drug screening for identifying antibiotic interactions in eight hours
A research team developed a microfluidic-based drug screening chip that identifies synergistic interactions between two antibiotics in eight hours. This…
Weekly Health Quiz: Aging, Infections and a Fat Gene
Test your knowledge of this week’s health news.
Important insight on the brain-body connection
A study reveals that neurons in the motor cortex exhibit an unexpected division of labor, a finding that could help…
Investigators incorporate randomized trial within dialysis care delivery
The Time to Reduce Mortality in ESRD (TiME) trial was a large pragmatic trial demonstration project designed to determine the…
BRB-seq: The quick and cheaper future of RNA sequencing
Bioengineers have developed a new method for Bulk RNA Sequencing that combines the multiplexing-driven cost-effectiveness of a single-cell RNA-seq workflow…
Brain wiring differences identified in children with conduct disorder
Behavioral problems in young people with severe antisocial behavior — known as conduct disorder — could be caused by differences…
How do we make moral decisions?
Some people may rely on principles of both guilt and fairness and may switch their moral rule depending on the…
Behavioral disorders in kids with autism linked to reduced brain connectivity
More than a quarter of children with autism spectrum disorder are also diagnosed with disruptive behavior disorders. Now researchers have…
How the hepatitis B virus establishes persistent infection
New research sheds light on how a hepatitis B viral protein stimulates the expansion of immune cells that impair antiviral…