Nicholas Bakalar
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Childhood asthma linked to maternal depression during pregnancy
Researchers had the parents of 4,231 children fill out well-validated questionnaires on psychological stress in the second trimester of pregnancy, ...
The regenerating axolotl: What can we learn from its giant genome?
Scientists have decoded the genome of the axolotl, the Mexican amphibian with a Mona Lisa smile. It has 32 billion ...
Personalized genetic tests might not help consumers make healthier choices
Would knowing you are at high genetic risk for developing a disease like diabetes motivate you to live a healthier ...
Researchers find aspirin slows DNA changes that lead to cancer
The use of aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs significantly reduces the risk for cancer, but no one has been ...
Efficacy of tobacco taxes tied to genes
Tobacco use has declined sharply since the 1960s, but for the past 20 years about 20 percent of the population ...
