Health & Medicine
- Genetics
Protective genetic variant may offer a path to future autoimmune therapies
A natural tweak in the TYK2 protein strikes a balance between weak and overactive immune systems.
- Health & Medicine
Riding roller coasters might help dislodge kidney stones
Researchers took a 3-D printed kidney containing tiny stones and urine for a spin on a roller coaster and found their patients’ stories of kidney stones passing on the ride to have merit.
- Health & Medicine
Training for parents may lessen some autism symptoms in kids
Training parents may help with some autism symptoms, a new study suggests.
- Health & Medicine
Nose cells fix knee cartilage in human trial
A small clinical trial suggests that using nose cells to patch knee cartilage could be a viable treatment for injuries.
- Health & Medicine
Nose cells fix knee cartilage
A small clinical trial suggests that using nose cells to patch knee cartilage could be a viable treatment for injuries.
- Health & Medicine
Screen time guidelines for kids give parents the controls
New recommendations for children’s media use are more nuanced than earlier guidelines, a change that reflects the shifting technology landscape.
- Health & Medicine
Staph infections still a concern
Scientists have been searching for a vaccine against a deadly microbe for 50 years.
- Health & Medicine
‘Three-parent baby’ boy healthy so far
A baby boy born with donor mitochondrial DNA seems to be healthy, researchers report at a meeting.
- Genetics
Readers question the biology of alcoholism and more
Alcoholism-linked genes, making better corneas and more in reader feedback.
- Genetics
Big biological datasets map life’s networks
Expanding from genomics to multi-omics means stretching data capacity, but it may lead to a future of early diagnosis, personalized medicine and hardy crops.
- Neuroscience
Out-of-sync body clock causes more woes than sleepiness
The ailment, called circadian-time sickness, can be described with Bayesian math, scientists propose.
- Life
Placenta protectors no match for toxic Strep B pigment
Strep B uses a toxic pigment made of fat to kill immune system cells, spurring preterm labor and dangerous infections, a monkey study shows.
