How cfDNA testing can reduce pregnancy risks and lower costs
The much-touted arrival of "precision medicine" promises tailored technologies that help individuals and may also reduce ...
Discovery of how liver flushes cholesterol from body could lead to better cardiovascular disease treatments
A new discovery about how the liver flushes cholesterol from the body could lead to more effective treatments for ...
Innovative mental health training could transform workplaces in Uganda
Recent research focuses on adapting an acceptance-based mental health intervention called Acceptance and Commitment Training ...
Learning without feedback: Neuroscientist helps uncover the influence of unsupervised learning on humans and machines
Imagine a child visiting a farm and seeing sheep and goats for the first time. Their parent points out which is what, helping ...
Protein discovery could pave the way for improved treatment of premature aging disease
A University of Maryland-led discovery could spur the development of new and improved treatments for Hutchinson-Gilford ...
Expanding access to weight-loss drugs could save thousands of lives a year, researchers say
Expanding access to new, highly effective weight-loss medications could prevent more than 40,000 deaths a year in the United ...
In vitro model helps show why breast cancer spreads to bone
Researchers from Tampere University, Finland, and Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey, have developed an in vitro cancer ...
How liver tissue from the International Space Station may transform tissue engineering
An "out-of-this-world" project has the potential to transform the future of tissue engineering and liver transplantation ...
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New diagnostic approach for bacterial infections shows promise in the clinic
For patients with bacterial infections, the sooner they are treated with the appropriate antibiotics, the better they will ...
Researchers identify molecular mechanism that could help design future therapies to treat Alzheimer's disease
A research team at the Institute of Neurosciences of the University of Barcelona (UBneuro) has led a study describing a new ...
Some IUDs may raise the odds for breast cancer, but overall risk remains low
Intrauterine devices (IUDs) may raise the chances of a breast cancer diagnosis for women who use the hormonal birth control ...
Powerful new analyses could improve breast cancer risk assessment on a massive scale
Imagine that you have a history of breast cancer in your family, and you want a better idea of what your personal risk is.