CRISPR’s potential to prevent or treat disease is widely recognized. But the gene-editing technology can also be used as a research tool to probe and understand diseases.
More Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart details emerge ahead of State of Play stream
Sony revealed some new details on Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, including the name of its mysterious new hero.
What Doomed a Sprawling City Near St. Louis 1,000 Years Ago?
Excavations at Cahokia, famous for its pre-Columbian mounds, challenge the idea that residents destroyed the city through wood clearing.
Supreme Court to Hear Gun Control Case
The justices, who have not issued a major Second Amendment ruling since 2010, will hear a challenge to a New York gun control law.
After Covid Upended a Dying Woman’s Rome Dream, Her Twin Stepped In
When Lisa Maksym tested positive for the coronavirus, she was forced to stop cancer treatments, threatening a long-planned return to Rome. Her sister hatched a plan.
Vaccinating the highest-risk groups first was the plan. But people with disability are being left behind
With Australia’s COVID vaccination campaign set to open up to over 50s on May 3, many at-risk Australians eligible under phase 1A are still waiting.
Imaging approach to stop epilepsy seizures
An advanced imaging approach developed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine could let surgeons determine the best target in the brain to stop epilepsy seizures, new research suggests.
Mental health promotes children’s physical activity during lockdown
According to the Motorik-Modul-Längsschnittstudie (MoMo, Motor Module Longitudinal Study) of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Karlsruhe University of Education (PHKA), mental health of children and adolescents decreased during the first lockdown. For children aged between four and 10 years and for girls irrespective of their age, mental health was found to promote physical activity …
Over a third have changed their drinking habits over the past year
Over a third of people (34.4%) reported a change in their drinking habits over the last year, and of those nearly half (49.1%) say they are currently drinking more alcohol compared to March/April 2020, find UCL researchers as part of the COVID-19 Social Study.
Researchers identify a novel autoantigen in narcolepsy, a mimic of a protein from swine flu virus
Researchers at the University of Helsinki have identified influenza virus peptides that resemble human protein fragments and can cause an immune response against the body’s own cells due to cross-reactivity. The recently completed study confirms the notion that influenza A (H1N1) virus peptides can trigger an autoimmune reaction in genetically predisposed individuals, that results in …