Most of the roughly 40 trillion cells of your body have nearly identical copies of your genome—the DNA inherited from your parents, containing instructions for everything from converting food to energy to fighting off infections. ...
May 27, 2022
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The coronavirus mutant that is now dominant in the United States is a member of the omicron family but scientists say it spreads faster than its omicron predecessors, is adept at escaping immunity and might possibly cause ...
May 26, 2022
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For the first time, scientists have found that brain differences in the visual brain systems of infants who later are diagnosed with autism are associated with inherited genetic factors.
May 26, 2022
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All over the world, people suffered the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on their well-being. However, the impact was not the same for everyone. We know physical health and mental health are affected partly by environmental ...
May 23, 2022
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New software developed by Peter Mac and collaborators is helping patients diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) to determine what subtype they have.
May 19, 2022
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Epileptic seizures worsen via the same mechanism by which practice makes perfect, a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine has found.
May 4, 2022
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In studies using mice grafted with human Ewing sarcoma tissue, researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center and colleagues have identified a biological pathway that is activated when tissue is starved of oxygen due ...
Apr 28, 2022
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Say the words "Alzheimer's disease," and the next word that most readily comes to mind is likely "memory." Indeed, one of the most devastating effects of Alzheimer's disease is the toll that it takes on a person's memory. ...
Apr 25, 2022
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Abnormalities in a type of brain cell called astrocytes may play a pivotal role in causing some behavioral symptoms of autism spectrum disorders, according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
Apr 21, 2022
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It seems every few weeks we hear about a new COVID variant, and it's hard to know how concerned we ought to be.
Apr 14, 2022
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