World stem cell scientists look to Japanese human trial with hope

David Cyranoski, Sara Reardon | 
“It’s awesome, it’s amazing, I’m thrilled, I’ve been waiting for this,” says Jeanne Loring, a stem-cell biologist at the Scripps ...

Some patients with genetic risk start Alzheimer’s prevention strategies in their 30s

Sumathi Reddy | 
Max Lugavere seems an unlikely patient to be sitting in an Alzheimer's clinic. The fit, 32-year-old, dressed in Converse All-Star ...
How brushing your teeth affects the microbiome of the placenta and infant

How brushing your teeth affects the microbiome of the placenta and infant

Ben Locwin | 
I’ve written in the past regarding some of the seminal hypotheses of how the microbiome influences our health, behavior, and ...

Researcher probes why viruses remain genetically stable for some time, then rapidly mutate

Cassandra Willyard, Veronique Greenwood | 
Unlike most kids, Katia Koelle’s first love was math, a passion she picked up from enthusiastic instructors. “One of my ...
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Live to be 100+? Extreme longevity research is futuristic privatized enterprise

Meredith Knight | 
When longevity research is privately funded, what happens when the money runs dry? ...

Louisiana govenor in evolution hot seat, was Rhodes scholar who studied biology

Sahil Kapur | 
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal dodged three questions on Tuesday about whether he personally believes the theory of evolution explains the ...

Neuroscience, mindfullness and reslience in school kids

Emma Young | 
For scientists the concept of psychological resilience began in the 1970s with studies of children who did fine – or ...

Cervical cancer virus DNA can be detected in urine

Linda Geddes | 
Dread going for a smear test? A simple urine test can pick up the human papilloma virus (HPV) that causes ...

Rhino poacher caught through DNA bank

Shaun Smillie | 
Customs officials spotted the horn in the luggage of a passenger as he passed through Changi Airport, Singapore. When they ...

Cutting edge DNA test needed in rape case involving identical twin

Jess Bidgood | 
The rape suspect, court papers said, was identified by a longtime friend who said they committed the crime together. The ...

Random events in human development important for both nature and nuture

Cailin O’Connor | 
Is our behavior determined by genetics, or are we products of our environments? What matters more for the development of ...
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Love of music likely in our genes

Are you clueless about why your partner has an innate drive for music while you just cannot understand hip-hop or ...
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Do cancers act as a DNA time machine?

Kenrick Vezina | 
Are cancers an evolutionary atavism, revealing the genetic history of humankind? Might physicists be the key to winning the War ...

Alzheimer’s, heart disease and other age-related conditions share risk factors and genetics

Mandy Oaklander | 
The two seemingly unrelated conditions may be driven by similar unhealthy states, including high blood pressure and diabetes. According to ...
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Evolution do-over might lead to the same place

Meredith Knight | 
Scientists have often wondered if evolution happened all over again, what would life on earth look like? A Harvard biologist ...

Gene clusters responsible for schizophrenia and patients’ unique disease profiles

Renee Lewis | 
Schizophrenia is not a single disease caused by one gene, but rather a group of eight distinct genetic disorders — ...

More genes for prostate cancer, better predictions of inherited risk

Mary Elizabeth Dallas | 
An international team of scientists has identified 23 new genetic variants linked to a greater risk for prostate cancer. Although ...

Gut microbiome makes flu vaccine more or less effective

Jyoti Madhusoodanan | 
Proteins from intestinal microbes can enhance the effectiveness of the seasonal flu vaccine, according to a mouse study. While the ...
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For premature babies, epigenetics maybe link to high cholesterol later in life

Peter Nieman | 
It has been said that cardiovascular problems such as high blood pressure and elevated lipids have a beginning in childhood, ...
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Call it what it is: Mitochondrial replacement does not a three-parent baby make

Meredith Knight | 
Mitochandrial replacement offers hope to families debilitated by disease. But opponents stoke fear of public by dumbing down the science ...

Breath test for lung cancer mutations

Antony Blackburn-Starza | 
Scientists have shown that minimal genetic changes can be detected in vapour containing cells engineered to replicate early stage lung ...
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Human enhancement upsets extremists on left and right

Kenrick Vezina | 
The prospects of a fast-approaching Age of Enhancement evokes caution in almost everyone, scientist or otherwise. It has been the ...

First patient recieves stem-cell retina in Japan

David Cyranoski | 
A Japanese woman in her 70s is the world's first recipient of cells derived from induced pluripotent stem cells, a ...

Engineered spleen fights sepsis

Sara Reardon | 
Researchers have developed a high-tech method to rid the body of infections — even those caused by unknown pathogens. A ...
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New BRCA findings in Jews not strong enough for universal genetic screening

Fran Visco | 
Once again we are rushing to send a public health message to women to get screened based on limited evidence ...
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World not ready for Ebola to develop into an airborne mutation: 1.2 million could die

Michael Osterholm | 
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has the potential to alter history as much as any plague has ever done ...

Some people with Alzheimer’s brain plaques rev up cognition to compensate

Michael Slezak | 
It's one of the biggest mysteries of Alzheimer's. The disease is associated with the formation of protein plaques in the ...
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