Researchers identify new depression subtype linked to the body clock
Research by experts at the University of Sydney has identified a new subtype of depression called “circadian depression”. …
Experimental Heart Drug Helps Patients Exercise More and Feel Better
An experimental drug designed to reduce excessive heart muscle contraction helped patients with a difficult-to-treat form of hypertrophic…
UAB receives grant to investigate how genetics shape blood pressure response to salt
Pankaj AroraPankaj Arora, M.D., M.D., professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Disease at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix…
Pig DNA Methylation Map Reveals Hidden Genetic Switches Behind Meat Traits
In one of the most ambitious epigenomic studies yet attempted in livestock, researchers have assembled a vast multi-omics…
Israeli scientists help uncover genetic link between hearing loss and gray hair
Imagine looking into a microscopic world where the slightest structural flaw can quiet the world entirely. For an…
Fraud sealed the fate of controversial zoologist Paul Kammerer — 100 years on, his ideas deserve revisiting
One hundred years ago, on 23 September 1926, zoologist Paul Kammerer shot himself on Hochschneeberg, a mountain plateau…
Genomic insights into the persistence of Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) in conflict-affected South Sudan
Daskin, J. H. & Pringle, R. M. Warfare and wildlife declines in Africa’s protected areas. Nature 553, 328–332…
Why living to 100 may depend on far more than diet and exercise
From diet and exercise to social ties and genetics, researchers examined why the habits linked to healthier aging…
Ancient DNA Reveals How Europe Changed After the Fall of Rome
Collection of artifacts from the sixth-century cemetery at Szeleste, Hungary. Credit: Savaria Museum, Szombathely, Hungary A study challenges…
Possible relationship between genetic polymorphisms and the risk of exercise addiction among Turkish elite athletes: an exploratory pilot study
The present exploratory pilot study investigated genetic variants potentially associated with EA among elite Turkish athletes using a…
AI Is Helping Solve the Intricate Genetic Puzzle of Schizophrenia
One of the greatest challenges in modern genetics is schizophrenia. Unlike diseases caused by a single mutation, this…
Scientists Thought SuperAgers Had Lucky Genes. They Were Wrong
A major study suggests SuperAgers keep their youthful memories for reasons far more intriguing than simply having lucky…