Weill Cornell Medicine receives ARPA-H award to advance lymphatic disease diagnosis
Weill Cornell Medicine has received a $5.2 million, initial two-year award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for…
Inflammation and immune suppression fuel aggressive SCLC behavior and spread
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is one of the most aggressive forms of lung cancer, with a five-year…
Researchers create the most detailed 3D maps of the human genome
In a landmark effort to understand how the physical structure of our DNA influences human biology, Northwestern investigators…
Opposing protein forces fine tune mRNA stability in human cells
A newly revealed molecular tug-of-war may have implications for better understanding how a multitude of diseases and disorders…
Massive genetics study shows what truly separates and unites 14 psychiatric disorders
A sweeping genomic analysis reveals how psychiatric disorders cluster into five biological families, exposing shared pathways and pinpointing…
Were Ancient Wolves And Bronze Age Humans Each Other’s Friends?
Wolf bones unearthed on a tiny island in the Baltic Sea were found to be thousands of years…
Genetic signals reveal why erectile dysfunction develops and who is most at risk
New genomic evidence unmasks the biological pathways driving erectile dysfunction, linking cardiometabolic disease and addiction traits to ED…
Scientists uncover genetic components linked to bone density in young people
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) revealed important genetic components that affect bone density in children and…
New AMR portal provides large-scale curated data to to advance antimicrobial resistance research
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing health challenge, reducing the effectiveness of life-saving treatments and increasing the risk…
Bowel cancer’s “Big Bang” moment reveals how the disease takes shape
Like the astronomical explosion that kickstarted the universe, bowel cancer has a “Big Bang” moment which determines how…
Massive cross-ancestry study explains why obesity risks differ around the world
By analyzing genetic data from more than 800,000 individuals across six ancestries, researchers have identified previously unknown obesity…
COVID-19 in pregnancy may raise autism and neurodevelopmental disorder risk
New research from Mass General Brigham reveals that COVID-19 infection in pregnancy may subtly alter fetal brain development,…