A wearable health monitor developed by Washington State University researchers can reliably measure levels of important biochemicals in sweat during
Month: June 2024
How your sleep patterns change can tell you about your health
Your sleep tracker might give you information about more than just your sleep-specifically, it might give you information about chronic
Scientists devise algorithm to engineer improved enzymes
Scientists have prototyped a new method for “rationally engineering” enzymes to deliver improved performance. They have devised an algorithm, which
Walking brings huge benefits for low back pain
Adults with a history of low back pain went nearly twice as long without a recurrence of their back pain
New genetic cause of obesity could help guide treatment
Scientists have discovered a new cause of why people who lack a specific blood group are genetically predisposed to be
Embryo and organoid models do not threaten the definition of personhood, bioethicist says
Advances in organoids and embryonic models of human development have the potential to prompt social and existential questions — e.g.,
Study finds one copy of protective genetic variant helps stave off early-onset Alzheimer’s disease
A scientific story that began with a discovery in just one extraordinary patient is now panning out. In 2019, an
Drugs for enlarged prostate may also protect against dementia with Lewy bodies
A new study suggests that certain drugs commonly used to treat enlarged prostate may also decrease the risk for dementia
Discovery of ‘new rules of the immune system’ could improve treatment of inflammatory diseases, say scientists
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that a type of white blood cell — called a regulatory T
New 3D technique reveals precancerous pancreatic lesions
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center’s Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Center have developed a 3D genomic profiling