Researchers are discovering new ways to connect the mental developmental differences of autism spectrum disorder to physical differences in motor
Month: February 2019
Boosting your diet for exercise
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Researchers find genetic vulnerability to menthol cigarette use
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Demonisation of smoking and drinking in pregnancy can prevent cessation
Participants interviewed for the study reported negative reactions directed towards them when they smoked or drank small amounts of alcohol
Working proteins make good use of frustration
Proteins fold according to a script written in the pattern of their amino acids. But to function properly, some parts
More scrutiny needed for less-deadly foodborne bacteria
Employing advanced genetic-tracing techniques and sharing the data produced in real time could limit the spread of bacteria — Bacillus
DNA puzzle uncovers rare chromosome defects
Using puzzle pieces from four different DNA analyses, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have been able to map three extremely complex
Unmet social needs among Medicaid members lead to stress, chronic conditions
A survey of Medicaid members found that increasing levels of unmet social needs were positively associated with stress, smoking and
It doesn’t take much for soldiers to feel cared for
A soldier named Jerome Motto received caring letters from home in World War II. They helped boost his spirits and
New method uses fluorescence to identify disease-causing forms of proteins
A new method uses fluorescence to detect potentially disease-causing forms of proteins as they unravel due to stress or mutations.