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Genetics

Genetic ancestry and parental smoking linked to new genetic changes in children

Ancestry and lifestyle choices of parents may affect the rate and type of new genetic changes that arise in their children, new research has found.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Could personality tests help make bipolar disorder treatment more precise?

People with cancer, heart disease and other conditions have come to expect treatments that their medical teams "personalize" just for them, based on tests.

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Alzheimer's disease & dementia

US approves first blood test for Alzheimer's

The United States on Friday approved the first blood test for Alzheimer's, a move that could help patients begin treatment earlier with newly approved drugs that slow the progression of the devastating neurological disease.

Immunology

New B meningococcus vaccine shows promise in early-stage trial

The outcome of a trial published in Science Translational Medicine, shows encouraging results for a new vaccine targeting group B meningococcus (MenB), a significant cause of meningococcal disease worldwide, and establishes ...

Neuroscience

Researchers study the brain's ability to organize action plans

The human capacity to develop a diverse and highly complex repertoire of action plans is truly remarkable. Many of our behaviors are rooted in associations between actions and their outcomes, which we form and leverage flexibly.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Specialized face mask can detect kidney disease with just your breath

Surgical face masks help prevent the spread of airborne pathogens and therefore were ubiquitous during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, a modified mask could also protect a wearer by detecting health conditions, including chronic ...