New research reveals greater impact of Tobacco 21 policies
In 2020, the federal minimum age for buying tobacco products was officially raised from 18 to 21 as an increasing number of states and localities across the country sought …
Category: Diseases & Treatments
New AI techniques improve tumor detection in PET and CT scans
Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve the analysis of medical image data. For example, algorithms based on deep learning can determine the location and size of tumors. This …
Yale study identifies molecular mechanism behind some lissencephaly disorders
Lissencephaly is a spectrum of rare, genetic disorders in which the brain fails to develop its hallmark folds. The disorders are often associated with seizures and intellectual disability and …
Reframing gender gaps can spur action on female leadership
To many, Vice President Kamala Harris’s loss in the 2024 presidential election was a sobering reminder of a larger and continuous gender gap across leadership positions in not only …
Urgent training needed to address growing gap in the Asia Pacific health workforce
Training for health workers, including those based in communities where access to services is limited, is urgently needed to address the growing gap in the Asia Pacific health …
Unraveling retrotransposon mechanisms in centromere insertion
A joint research group team led by Sayuri Tsukahara and Tetsuji Kakutani of the University of Tokyo has clarified a mechanism of how retrotransposons, genetic elements that can “jump …
Study uncovers aspartate’s surprising role in lung metastases
Researchers from the lab of Prof. Sarah-Maria Fendt (VIB-KU Leuven) and colleagues have uncovered that the availability of the amino acid aspartate is one reason why the lung is …
Brain mapping reveals cell-specific aging patterns
Based on new brain mapping research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), scientists have discovered that not all cell types in the brain age in the same …
Skin explants reveal how Ebola virus moves through the body
Ebola is a deadly hemorrhagic disease caused by a virus that is endemic in parts of East-Central and West Africa. Most people are aware that a primary route for …
AI-driven surveillance system to combat emerging infectious diseases
Researchers have come up with a new way to identify more infectious variants of viruses or bacteria that start spreading in humans – including those causing flu, COVID, whooping …