Newly-found gut bacteria linked to reduced levels of the harmful cholesterol that contributes to cardiovascular disease. Continue reading Move over Cheerios – gut microbes lower cholesterol just fine
Researchers have uncovered a genetic variant that is associated with childhood leukemia disparities in Hispanic-Americans. Continue reading Scientists discover genetic factor underlying childhood cancer risk in Hispanic-Americans
Advanced airborne imaging show significant methane emissions at US landfills, underscoring the need for better monitoring and mitigation strategies to combat climate change. Continue reading Landfill Methane Emissions Highlight Need for Climate Action
Researchers have discovered that online toxicity is not only consistently present regardless of platform but also does not necessarily cause people to disengage from discourse. Continue reading Don’t feed the Internet trolls! It’s easier said than done…
by Ya’el Courtneyfigures by Gracyn Mose COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has killed over 1 million Americans from 2020 to 2024. This number is startling, especially considering that the harm of COVID-19 extends beyond loss of life and even beyond the symptoms of acute infection. While most people recover fully from SARS-CoV-2 infection within a week or two, in February 2024, 6.8% … Continue reading Long COVID: The latest in a series of unexplained post-acute infectious syndromes?
Scientists found that antibodies usually protecting us against infections are drivers of fat and whole-body aging. Continue reading Antibodies Can Make You Seem Older Than You Are
Scientists have found that a different genetic element than previously thought is responsible for butterfly wing pigmentation. Continue reading How butterflies get their spots and stripes: newly discovered genetic region controls wing pigmentation
Researchers have invented a device and AI model that turns muscle movements into speech for people with vocal disorders. Continue reading A Wearable Sticker that Restores the Power of Speech
by Sanjana Kulkarnifigures by Swathy Karamchedu Forensic DNA testing has become crucial in criminal investigations and legal proceedings. DNA has linked people to crime scenes using hair or blood and exonerated wrongfully convicted individuals. This type of DNA is called environmental DNA (eDNA) because it is collected from the environment, rather than from a person. Scientists have also begun analyzing eDNA from non-human organisms. All … Continue reading DNA Detectives: How scientists are using DNA from the environment to see the unseen
Losing a tail on human’s evolutionary branch may have been caused by a rare kind of mutation resulting from parasitic, self-replicating DNA. Continue reading Researchers discover a unique mutation involved in how humans lost their tails