Agriculture is critical to achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals. New research shows that researchers, policymakers, and farmers in…
For young adult cancer survivors, debt and work-related impairments
One of the largest-ever studies of work-related risks in young adult cancer survivors finds that of 872 survivors, 14.4 percent…
Misconceptions and Facts about Beta-Blockers
Beta-blockers are commonly used medications, and they have been traditionally considered ‘cardioprotective’. Their clinical use appears to be more widespread…
Keeping active in middle age may be tied to lower risk of dementia
Keeping physically and mentally active in middle age may be tied to a lower risk of developing dementia decades later,…
New form of hereditary osteoporosis
Researchers have identified a new gene whose variants cause hereditary childhood-onset osteoporosis. The gene defect was first found in two…
New microfluidics device can detect cancer cells in blood
Researchers have developed a device that can isolate individual cancer cells from patient blood samples.
Some personal beliefs and morals may stem from genetics
Researchers found that while parents can help encourage their children to develop into responsible, conscientious adults, there is an underlying…
Robust and specific gene regulation tool developed for primary brain neurons
A powerful neuroscience tool is available to investigate brain development, mechanisms of memory and learning, and brain dysregulation in neuropsychiatric…
A new sequencing method to detect DNA modifications of relevance to cancer
Scientists report a new and improved method to detect chemical modifications to DNA. These modifications — or ‘epigenetic’ marks —…
Manipulating gene expression in neurons with CRISPR
Neuroscientists have used CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing technology to regulate genes in the rat brain. This technique paves the way for…