Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As the holiday season approaches, COVID cases are rising again in Australia, particularly in Victoria and Tasmania. This is now the fourth year running with a…
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Collaborative seeks to change children’s lives through genetics
Overview of participants and data included in the CRDC. Credit: npj Genomic Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41525-024-00441-9 A 14-year-old girl was having back pain after a car accident and visited an…
Moms Carry 71% of the Mental Load
Summary: New research shows that mothers take on 71% of household mental load tasks, including planning, scheduling, and organizing, while fathers manage just 45%. This imbalance often leads to stress,…
A low omega-6, omega-3 rich diet and fish oil may slow prostate cancer growth
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators offers new evidence that dietary changes may help reduce cancer cell growth in patients undergoing…
Japanese researchers test pioneering drug to regrow teeth
Handout images from the Medical Research Institute Kitano Hospital show before (top) and after images of the regrowth of teeth in a ferret (centre) and mice (R and L). People…
U.S. adult obesity rate fell in 2023, as use of GLP-1 meds rose
The U.S. obesity rate declined for the first time in a decade last year, coinciding with the rise of GLP-1 weight-loss meds, a new study finds. Data on almost 17…
Genetic Mechanism Links Emotional Experiences to Behavior Changes
Summary: Researchers have identified a genetic mechanism that regulates behavioral adaptations to emotional experiences by forming R-loops, unique RNA:DNA structures that activate target genes. The study focused on NPAS4, a…
Response to CEO killing reveals antipathy toward health insurers − but entire patchwork system is to blame for ill feeling
The U.S. health care system leaves much to be desired. It is convoluted, fragmented, complex and confusing. Experts have also raised concerns about quality, and disparities are rampant. And, of…
New immunotherapy platform has increased potential to target cancer cells
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Stanford University have revealed the molecular structure of TRACeR-I, a protein platform for reprogramming immune responses. A better…
Liver fibrosis and eye disease detection
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden highlights the possibility of screening people with type 2 diabetes for liver damage at the same time as they…
