Taiwan Biobank data reveals ongoing natural selection in living humans
For more than a century, scientists have sought to reconstruct human evolution using diverse lines of evidence, including…
Automated workflow speeds bacterial sample preparation for genetic sequencing
Biomedical engineers at Brown University have developed a fully automated workflow that simplifies and accelerates the preparation of…
Childhood ultra-processed food intake associates with altered insulin responses
A family-based study links greater intake of ultra-processed foods with early changes in insulin-related measures in nondiabetic children,…
Scientists link genetic spelling mistakes to sudden cardiac death
Scientists have found that the ‘sudden’ cardiac death condition related to high profile deaths or major medical episodes…
Missing ancestry data in single-cell atlases threatens fair medicine
The single-cell “atlases” that are increasingly used to map the human body and as training data for artificial…
Diet helps people lose weight regardless of genetic obesity risk
A six-month clinical trial found that people with a high genetic risk for obesity benefited just as much…
Blood p-tau217 levels signal cognitive impairment risk years before symptoms emerge
A six-cohort analysis links higher baseline p-tau217 to rising 5- and 10-year risks, bringing presymptomatic risk models closer…
Researchers identify new genetic pathway driving epilepsy and seizures
Researchers have uncovered a novel biological pathway that can lead to seizures when disrupted. The findings also provide…
Pet gecko offers promising model for cancer research breakthroughs
A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, suggests a pet gecko with an unusually…
Myotonia may play a much larger role in driving muscle damage than previously recognized
For decades, researchers studying myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) have focused on the disease’s underlying genetic cause: a…
Engineered ribozyme repairs broken RNA to explain origins of life
In most modern cells, DNA stores the genetic blueprint, and relies on proteins to replicate, repair and build…
New viral library helps scientists study thousands of proteins
To prevent viruses from sickening or killing us – whether it’s an individual case of hepatitis B or…