Genomics study detects rare diarrheal infections
Google’s new AI tool can read DNA like a language, and see immediately if a word substitution will…
Should you be flexible enough to touch your toes?
Tegan Taylor: I actually want to ask you, Norman…I can’t see you, are you standing or sitting? Norman…
Groundbreaking treatments offer new hope to those with Huntington’s disease
For the first time, science is offering hope for people who carry the gene for Huntington’s disease. Image…
Endometriosis breakthrough: What a new treatment could mean for Kiwis living with the disease
Around 2018, she attended a school talk on endometriosis awareness, where she learned about the different symptoms –…
News in 90 Seconds October 13
The morning’s headlines in 90 seconds, including a Kiwi driver conquers Mount Panorama, more Jeffrey Epstein trouble for…
Elusive cures: Why it’s time for new thinking on brain diseases
Why are brain disorders so mind-boggling? When we know so much about what a healthy brain looks like,…
Cognicise: Helping to Prevent Dementia Before It Starts
In between people with normal cognitive abilities and those with full-blown dementia are a considerable number with mild…
Measles: Northland case hospitalised, at least 50 people get vaccine in one day
Jack said the best form of protection against measles is getting immunised with two doses of the measles,…
Emirati family confronts genetic disease with hope and hard work
A seven-year-old Emirati girl, Mahra Saeed Al Balushi, embodied an inspiring humanitarian story for an Emirati family after…
Rankin County teen wins battle for treatment with FDA drug approval
RANKIN CO., Miss. (WLBT) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s denial of a life-changing medication pushed a…
Scientists Just Made CRISPR 3x More Effective at Treating Genetic Diseases
Illustration of spherical nucleic acid SNA nanoparticle carrying CRISPR cargo – Image by the Mirkin Research Group University…
Scientists Solve Medical Mystery Behind Rare Multi-Organ Disease
Scientists have uncovered the genetic cause of a mysterious multi-organ disease, tracing it to faulty versions of the…