What’s known as the genome-wide polygenic score, or GPS, combines information from many thousands of genetic markers, each with only…
Effective fear of heights treatment without a therapist using virtual reality, study suggests
A fully self-guided treatment using virtual reality (VR) is effective in reducing fear of heights. A team of researchers developed…
Mothers of fussy babies at higher risk of depressive symptoms
As FDA approval of the first postpartum depression drug hits the news, study looks at how infant fussiness and a…
New heart valve aimed at high-risk patients
Researchers have created the first-ever nanocomposite biomaterial heart-valve developed to reduce or eliminate complications related to heart transplants. By using…
Parasitic worms cause cancer — and could help cure it
Billions worldwide are infected with tropical worms. Unsurprisingly, most of these people live in poor countries, kept poor by the…
Genetic variants may influence poststroke recovery
Our genes may have a bearing not only on our stroke risk, but probably also on how well we recover…
Cesarean deliveries in India: Too many and yet too few
Had India fallen prey to the epidemic of cesarean currently affecting many countries in the world?
Groin and hips of hockey players examined in five-second test
Five seconds is enough to assess the status of a hockey player’s groin. For the first time, a simple field…
Drug diversity in bacteria
Bacteria produce a cocktail of various bioactive natural products in order to survive in hostile environments with competing (micro)organisms. Researchers…
Measurement of thoughts during knowledge acquisition
How does the brain represent our knowledge of the world? Does it have a kind of map, similar to our…