High genetic risk for a range of psychiatric illnesses appears to influence individuals’ choice of urban or rural life, new […]
CrossFit Enters Primary Care With Fitness-Minded Docs, Data
CrossFit, the widely known fitness platform and brand with thousands of affiliated gyms, is moving into primary care with the […]
Researchers Identify Genetic Factor Involved in Tendon-Injury Risk Among Young Athletes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Genetic factors may predispose some young athletes to rotator cuff tendinopathy, according to a new […]
US setting up $1.7B national network to track virus variants
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is setting up a $1.7 billion national network to identify and track worrisome coronavirus mutations whose […]
Neanderthal-derived protein may protect against COVID-19 susceptibility and severity
Researchers at the Lady Davis Institute (LDI) at the Jewish General Hospital have discovered that increased levels of the protein […]
AI helps identify gene, environment networks that shape personality
Using artificial intelligence techniques, researchers studying the role of genes and the environment in shaping our personalities have identified gene […]
A better understanding of the von Willebrand Factor’s A2 domain
Under normal, healthy circulatory conditions, the von Willebrand Factor (vWF) keeps to itself. The large and mysterious multimeric glycoprotein moves […]
Merging cell datasets, panorama style: Algorithm stitches multiple datasets into a single ‘panorama,’ which could provide new insights for medical and biological studies.
A new algorithm developed by MIT researchers takes cues from panoramic photography to merge massive, diverse cell datasets into a […]
Why we love beer and coffee, and some coffee can only enjoy with sugar
The researcher Marilyn Cornelis of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is particularly interested in coffee. She explores the […]
Broken mitochondria use ‘eat me’ proteins to summon their executioners
When mitochondria become damaged, they avoid causing further problems by signaling cellular proteins to degrade them. In a paper publishing […]