Tiny worm makes for big evolutionary discovery
Everyone has a past. That includes the millions of species of insects, arachnids, and nematode worms that make up a […]
Large cohort study builds pregnancy health atlas for phenotype-omics research in China microbiologystudy
Geographical distribution of the cohort. Credit: BGI Genomics A new pregnancy health cohort study involving over 20,000 families has identified
Bee alert: Pesticides pose a real threat to over 70% of wild bees
A new study reveals alarming risks that pesticides pose to ground-nesting bees, which are crucial for pollination and food production.
Protein in soy may reduce the risk of heart failure by affecting gut bacteria microbiologystudy
A research team from the Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine has discovered a promising way to slow the progression
Dieting: Cause of the yo-yo effect deciphered microbiologystudy
Researchers at ETH Zurich have discovered a mechanism behind the yo-yo effect: fat cells have a memory that is based
Scientists uncover new biallelic repeat expansion leading to mitochondrial encephalopathy microbiologystudy
Credit: npj Genomic Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41525-024-00429-5 Mitochondrial diseases are among the most prevalent hereditary metabolic disorders, known to occur
Research targets DNA repair vulnerabilities in female reproductive cancers microbiologystudy
Graphical abstract. Credit: NAR Molecular Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1093/narmme/ugae010 Each cell in our body experiences up to tens of thousands
Discovery of new genes for molar pregnancies sheds light on their increased incidence in women aged 35 and over microbiologystudy
Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of Clinical Investigation (2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI170669 A molar pregnancy, also known as a hydatidiform mole, is
Jumping genes for early detection of gastric cancer microbiologystudy
Example of a transposable element following cancer development on spatially resolved data. In green the normal epithelium, in brown the