Poland bet the farm on poultry. Now bird flu could ruin everything. – POLITICO
From Brussels to Brasília, policymakers have long championed poultry as a “transition meat” — a pragmatic alternative to…
Gene discovery gives dozens of Australian families answers on ReNU syndrome disability
Kiera Hannigan says music “lights up” her four-year-old daughter Annabelle’s brain like nothing else. “It gives her an…
Curious by Nature: Dr. Connie Mulligan – Epigenetics and the Lasting Impact of Trauma
Newswise — We know that stress affects our mental and physical health, but groundbreaking research shows its impact…
Scientists discover why horses are such exceptional athletes
Try to outrun a horse and you’ll likely lose. Despite the persistent myth that our species evolved to…
Calif. AG issues stark warning to 15 million 23andMe users
California’s attorney general has urgently warned customers of 23andMe to purge their genetic data from the company’s databases…
How Environments Influence Biology to Make Things Happen
BYLINE: By Tom Rickey Newswise — Curled up inside every single one of the trillions of cells in…
Your gut bacteria shape your health from childhood to old age, study reveals
Scientists uncover how your gut bacteria evolve over time—impacting weight, diabetes, and heart health—offering new insights into preventing…
The dueling science behind how alcohol affects your health
It’s a big year for booze, both for the people who drink it and the companies that make…
Smartwatch data unlocks new insights into psychiatric illnesses
Smartwatches that can collect physical and physiological data on users could be potentially interesting tools in biomedicine to…
Nuclear Speckles Identified as Key Hubs for Gene Expression Regulation
UC Irvine researchers uncover the critical role of nuclear speckles as the major site of pre-mRNA 3′ end…
How lifestyle and health shape your dementia risk
New RAND research identifies early predictors of cognitive impairment and dementia using a nationally representative U.S. dataset, highlighting…
STAT Who to Know: 10 key scientists in CRISPR gene editing
Barely 12 years after the publication of the first papers unveiling CRISPR-Cas9, a powerful enzyme for editing DNA,…