Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects at least one in four Americans who are older than…
Month: December 2014
Revolutionizing genome engineering
Genome engineering with the RNA-guided CRISPR-Cas9 system in animals and plants is changing biology. It…
Duality in the human genome
Human genomes are extraordinarily individual — a challenge for personalized medicine. Results of a new…
Girls better than boys at making story-based computer games, study finds
Teenage boys are perhaps more known for playing computer games but girls are better at…
Gene associated with an aggressive breast cancer uncovered
A biomarker that is strongly associated with triple negative breast cancer, a highly aggressive carcinoma…
Men’s sperm quality declines with age, review of 90 studies confirms
Conflicting evidence about the extent to which men’s semen quality declines with age — likely…
Physicists create new kind of pasta to explain mysterious, ring-shaped polymers
Physicists have taken to the kitchen to explain the complexity surrounding what they say is…
It’s mean boys, not mean girls, who rule at school, study shows
Debunking the myth of the ‘mean girl,’ new research has found that boys use relational…
Sleep apnea linked to impaired exercise capacity
Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with impaired exercise capacity, which is an indicator of increased…
Natural ‘high’ could avoid chronic marijuana use
Replenishing the supply of a molecule that normally activates cannabinoid receptors in the brain could…