Gene differences in IVF-conceived babies disappear by adulthood
Around one in 25 Australian children are now conceived through use of assisted reproductive treatments such as IVF.
Sep 3, 2019
0
0
Around one in 25 Australian children are now conceived through use of assisted reproductive treatments such as IVF.
Sep 3, 2019
0
0
Researchers have devised a method to forecast outbreaks of dengue—a sometimes fatal mosquito-borne disease—as much as four months in advance.
Jun 7, 2019
0
40
As if people living with diabetes didn't have enough health concerns, here's another: increased risk of metastatic cancer. New Cornell University research points to a possible explanation for this health double whammy.
May 1, 2019
0
3
People with heart disease are more likely to suffer from depression, and the opposite is also true. Now, scientists at the University of Cambridge believe they have identified a link between these two conditions: inflammation—the ...
Mar 18, 2019
0
1486
New research by scientists at the University of Nottingham suggests that environmental contaminants found in the home and diet have the same adverse effects on male fertility in both humans and in domestic dogs.
Mar 4, 2019
2
427
Is your face long? Wide? Big nose? Small ears? High forehead?
Feb 26, 2019
0
2
Most individuals with autism spectrum disorder cannot be distinguished by physical traits or by severe neurological symptoms. In fact, these cases can be identified only on the basis of certain behaviours, namely their obsessive ...
Aug 16, 2018
1
191
Lots of factors can contribute to how fast an organism ages: diet, genetics and environmental interventions can all influence lifespan. But in order to understand how each factor influences aging—and which ones may help ...
Apr 5, 2017
0
95
The Zika-bearing mosquito Aedes aegypti is not only spreading rapidly but has shown a remarkable ability to adapt quickly to different locales and climates, according to Jeffrey Powell, professor of ecology and evolutionary ...
Nov 25, 2016
2
51
If mothers smoke during pregnancy, they influence the epigenetic programming of their unborn child's genetic make-up in the long term. This may give rise to an increased risk of the development of disease risks later in the ...
Apr 5, 2016
0
41