RNA modification enzyme FTO shows therapeutic promise in gastrointestinal cancers
A new review in Genes & Diseases highlights FTO, an enzyme involved in RNA modification, as a potentially…
A study links a blood protein to memory and brain changes in Down syndrome
A study combining blood samples, memory assessments, and brain scans examines whether a protein found at nerve cell…
High expression of CTDNEP1 gene linked to poorer kidney cancer survival
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common form of kidney cancer, accounting for about 90% of kidney…
First Animals May Have Appeared 200 Million Years Earlier than Their Oldest Fossils Suggest
The oldest undisputed animal fossils, from the Ediacaran biota, are about 574 million years old, but chemical traces…
Wearable device can track changes in stroke-related arm movement impairment
A team led by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers has developed a wearable wrist device powered by a machine-learning algorithm that can continually track changes in arm movement…
An AI-identified biomarker can look accurate and still fail its biggest test
From blood samples to scans and wearables, the review follows what happens after an AI model identifies a…
Study identifies B cells as drivers of immunotherapy-related colitis
Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a previously unknown role for B…
Your voice could add something aging blood tests and scans miss
Researchers tested whether a brief counting task could capture age-related physiological information that established aging clocks may miss.…
Early B-cell therapy linked to better MS disease control
For people recently diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), early treatment choices were associated with only slight differences after…
FDA approves new Alzheimer’s blood test that family doctors can order
FDA approves new Alzheimer’s blood test for people over 55. Here’s what it can — and can’t —…
Scientists compared 51 longevity studies to see which aging biomarkers respond most reliably
A large-scale comparison of human longevity studies reveals why some epigenetic clocks detect biological changes far more consistently…
Higher BPA exposure tracked with higher estrogen and progesterone in women
Everyday exposure to plastics, packaged foods, bottled drinks, and cosmetics may be shaping hormone patterns in ways researchers…