Key genetic characteristics of compatibility when transplanting blood cell-producing stem cells identified
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Transplanting hematopoietic stem cells from healthy individuals is one of the possible treatments for…
Can vitamin D supplements really slow aging, as a recent study suggests?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Vitamin D supplements could help protect the caps on our chromosomes that slow aging,…
Ultra-processed foods might not be the real villain in our diets—here’s what research found
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have become public enemy number one in nutrition debates. From dementia…
How confinement drives epigenetic changes
Perinuclear acetylated tubulin cage assembles in response to confinement. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09445-6 Cancer cells are notoriously…
Binge gaming in kids associated with adverse mental, social and academic outcomes
Binge gaming was associated with depression, anxiety, and poor sleep, with boys more likely to report binge gaming…
What exactly are you eating? The nutritional ‘dark matter’ in your food
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When scientists cracked the human genome in 2003—sequencing the entire genetic code of a…
AI helps it detect three heart conditions in 15 seconds
Credit: British Heart Foundation An AI-enabled stethoscope can help doctors pick up three heart conditions in just 15…
People’s brain structure linked to their genetic risk of major depression, study finds
Neuroimaging measures tested. Associations between MD PRS and brain structural measures were tested hierarchically in three tiers. Tier…
Why do some people age faster than others? Study identifies genes at play
Path diagram of the standardized results for our bifactor model of frailty. Credit: Nature Genetics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41588-025-02269-0…
Epigenomic landscapes of fat tissue cells reveal how they shape obesity risk
Schematic overview of the study design using snm3C-seq and snRNA-seq to profile cell-type-level DNA methylation, chromatin conformation and…
Surprising gene activity shields certain nerve cells from ALS damage
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain By analyzing millions of messenger RNA molecules (mRNA) during the course of ALS, researchers…
Is your health care provider really listening to you?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When you visit a doctor, you expect them to listen. But in today’s fast-paced…