Brain diversity: Although blacks are at higher risk of developing dementia, we don’t know why as they are underrepresented in studies

Brain diversity: Are Black Americans at higher risk of developing dementia? Underrepresentation in studies leads to uncertainty

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In the whitewashed world of Alzheimer’s research, one scientist is on a quest to understand the diversity of brains ...
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What the porn industry can teach us about how to live safely with coronavirus

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Since the late 1990s, when an outbreak of HIV infections threatened to shutter the multibillion-dollar industry, the mainstream porn community ...
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The promise of genetic engineering in medicine could be threatened by ‘bad press’

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Because the disorder is caused by a single mutation in a single gene, sickle cell disease has long been seen ...
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‘Futuristic star’: The scientist growing transplantable human organs in pigs

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Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte had spent years probing the inner workings of embryos, ferreting out the genes that give a ...
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Male test for infertility detects epigenetic changes linked to smoking, obesity

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Traditional sperm tests don’t reveal much. They can assess how many sperm a man produces, whether sperm are misshapen, and how ...

FDA may shut down stem cell clinics just when research starting to show promise

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Scientists on [Sept. 12] will urge the Food and Drug Administration to crack down on rogue clinics across the country ...
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FDA issues warning to clinics that offer unproven stem cell therapies

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The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Federal regulators are preparing to crack ...
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