As COVID-19 becomes endemic in the United States, infecting populations in wave after wave annually, scientists are trying to determine whether the timing of these surges will ever be predictable.
Nov 15, 2023
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Mass shootings tend to dominate the debate over gun violence—but they accounted for just 3% of all firearm homicides in the United States in 2021.
Nov 8, 2023
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For decades, scientists have been sequencing the DNA of many cancer types, identifying errors in the genetic code to help understand the formation of tumors, how they grow and what leads to their spread. But sometimes cancer ...
Nov 2, 2023
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As the world marches toward the completion of its fourth year with COVID-19, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the majority of those infected, hospitalized or dying from the SARS-CoV-2 ...
Oct 26, 2023
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A publication in Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology led by researchers from King's College London has, for the first time, revealed important information on the role of mRNA regulating proteins in asthma.
Oct 26, 2023
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Many people first became familiar with the term "mRNA" when Pfizer's and Moderna's COVID vaccines were rolled out. In the simplest terms, mRNA, which stands for messenger ribonucleic acid, is a type of genetic material that ...
Oct 18, 2023
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Cancer arises when cells accumulate enough damage to change their normal behavior. The likelihood of accruing damage increases with age because the safeguards in your genetic code that ensure cells function for the greater ...
Oct 10, 2023
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New research has shed light on how genetics influences the growth of the placenta, revealing a link to risk of disease in the mother.
Oct 5, 2023
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It's the end of an era for a once-critical pandemic document: The ubiquitous white COVID-19 vaccination cards are being phased out.
Oct 4, 2023
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The reasons why people attempt suicide are complex and include external triggers like trauma and stress, as well as inherited genetic factors. A new study published online on October 1 in the American Journal of Psychiatry ...
Oct 2, 2023
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