Protein-based risk score may help predict cardiovascular events among...
In a study appearing in the June 21 issue of JAMA, Peter Ganz, M.D., of the University of California-San Francisco, and colleagues conducted a study to develop and validate a score to predict risk of...
View ArticleImprovement seen in US diet, although disparities persist in quality by...
In nationally representative surveys conducted between 1999 and 2012, several improvements in self-reported dietary habits were identified, such as increased consumption of whole grains, with...
View ArticleAsia Genomics and Insilico Medicine partner to extend healthy human longevity
Insilico Medicine Inc, announced an agreement with Asia Genomics to develop advanced biomarkers of aging and personalized longevity for the Asian population.
View ArticleMini-guts predict cystic fibrosis patients’ response to therapy
Mini-guts grown in the lab using cystic fibrosis patients’ cells can help pinpoint those who are most likely to benefit from new drugs, according to a new study.
View ArticlePublic’s moral inconsistencies create dilemmas for programming driverless cars
When it comes to autonomous cars, people generally approve of cars programmed to sacrifice their passengers to save others, but these same people are not enthusiastic about riding in such...
View ArticleWhy fathers don’t pass on mitochondria to offspring
Offering insights into a long-standing and mysterious bias in biology, a new study reveals how and why mitochondria, a component essential to cell functioning in multicellular organisms, is only...
View ArticleSingle gene drives prostate differentiation
Expression of a single gene can convert cells lining the seminal vesicle into prostate cells, a new study shows.
View ArticleMaximizing biomedical research through integrated science
In this Policy Forum, Phillip Sharp and colleagues discuss the need for better integration of engineering, physical, computational, and mathematical sciences with biomedical science, as they publish a...
View ArticleMedications to prevent additional stroke may be less effective for patients...
In a study published online by JAMA, Yongjun Wang, M.D., of Capital Medical University, Beijing, and colleagues examined the association between variants of the gene CYP2C19 and clinical outcomes of...
View ArticleThe cause of high Tc superconductivity at the interface between FeSe and SrTiO3
In 2012 a superconductor with potentially very high critical temperature was discovered at the interface between an atomically thin iron selenide (FeSe) film grown on strontium titanate (SrTiO3)...
View ArticleNew Robot AntiAgeist joins jury of Beauty.AI 2.0
-Insilico Medicine developed an algorithm called AntiAgeist, which compares actual human age with “perceived” human age predicted by deep neural networks. The algorithm is part of Insilico Medicine’s...
View ArticleAntidepressant does not reduce hospitalization, death, or improve mood for...
In a study appearing in the June 28 issue of JAMA, Christiane E. Angermann, M.D., of University Hospital Wurzburg, Germany, and colleagues examined whether 24 months of treatment with the...
View ArticleIntervention does not improve mental health-related quality of life among...
In a study appearing in the June 28 issue of JAMA, Jochen Gensichen, M.D., M.Sc., of Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany, and colleagues randomly assigned 291 patients who survived sepsis...
View ArticleHousehold devices and air pollution in China
Reducing emissions from inefficient household space heaters and cooking devices could help China address severe air pollution in major cities, according to a study.
View ArticleGroundwater salinity in California
A study examines the salinity of groundwater down to a kilometer or more below California.
View ArticleGenomic selection in US dairy cattle
A study suggests that in the 7 years following implementation of genomic selection in US dairy cattle, the average age of parent cattle at birth of their offspring, called the generation interval...
View ArticlePlastic recycling and environmental waste
A single-step approach for repurposing polycarbonates might help reduce plastic waste while producing tough, robust materials for a variety of applications, a study suggests.
View ArticleDengue immunity and Zika infection
Prior exposure to the dengue virus may either protect against or enhance the ability of the Zika virus to infect human cells, a study suggests.
View ArticleAlso of interest from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
A study of carbon dioxide exchange between the Alaskan landscape and the atmosphere finds that current airborne and satellite observation strategies adequately detect shifts in vegetative uptake of...
View ArticleBlocking key enzyme halts parkinson’s disease symptoms in mice
Researchers at Johns Hopkins say they have gleaned two important new clues in the fight against Parkinson’s disease: that blocking an enzyme called c-Abl prevents the disease in specially bred mice,...
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