Inherited methylation—a form of epigenetic regulation passed down from parents to offspring—is far more dynamic…
Month: September 2016
Removing cellular bookmarks smooths the path to stem cells
Cells use specific proteins that help the cell remember what collection of genes needs to…
Chemical exposure linked to lower vitamin D levels
Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) and other endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may reduce levels of vitamin…
Gut bacteria differ between obese, lean youth
Children and teenagers who are obese have different microorganisms living in the digestive tract than…
Soil management may help stabilize maize yield in the face of climate change
How will we feed our growing population in the face of an increasingly extreme climate?…
Reconfigurable chaos-based microchips offer possible solution to Moore’s Law
Researchers have developed new, nonlinear, chaos-based integrated circuits that enable computer chips to perform multiple…
Inexpensive semiconducting organic polymers can harvest sunlight to split carbon dioxide into alcohol fuels
Chemists have been the first to demonstrate that an organic semiconductor polymer called polyaniline is…
Genetic ‘switch’ identified as potential target for Alzheimer’s disease
An important part of the machinery that switches on a gene known to protect against…
Do these genes make me lonely? Study finds loneliness is a heritable trait
Loneliness is linked to poor physical and mental health, and is an even more accurate…
New report examines how Medicare shared savings program can affect radiology practices
A new study examines how the incentives in an alternative payment model (APM) – the…