Patterns of genetic activity that can be used to diagnose endometriosis and its severity have…
Month: November 2014
Sorting through recycling bins to learn about alcohol use
When researchers wanted to verify alcohol-use survey results at a senior housing center, they came…
Breaking with tradition: ‘Personal touch’ is key to cultural preservation
‘Memes’ transfer cultural information like rituals in much the way that genes inherit biological properties….
Threats of terrorism perceived differently depending on identification within a group
People who see their group as more homogenous — for instance, the more one thinks…
Educating on sickle cell risk in sub-Saharan Africa
Members of the public in sub-Saharan Africa who are carriers of the hereditary disease sickle…
End to end 5G for super, superfast mobile
Computer scientists are investigating how software-defined cellular networking might be used to give smart phone…
Football players found to have brain damage from mild ‘unreported’ concussions
There wasn’t a diagnostic capability to identify mild brain injury early after the trauma until…
Turtles and dinosaurs: Scientists solve reptile mysteries with landmark study on the evolution of turtles
A team of scientists has reconstructed a detailed ‘tree of life’ for turtles. Next generation…
Ultrafast, low-cost DNA sequencing technology a step closer to reality
A prototype DNA reader that could make whole genome profiling an everyday practice in medicine…
Teens prescribed anxiety, sleep medications likelier to illegally abuse them later
The medical community may be inadvertently creating a new generation of illegal, recreational drug users…