Clocking up 45 or more working hours in a week is linked to a heightened risk of diabetes in women,
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Connection between genes, response to environmental chemicals
Why do individuals respond differently to the same environment? Researchers from North Carolina State University and Oregon State University have
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New therapeutic opportunity for the treatment of resistant malignant melanoma
A team of researchers led by Dr Pierre Close, WELBIO researcher at the ULiège GIGA Institute and Dr Francesca Rapino
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Electrical wire properties of DNA linked to cancer: ‘DNA charge transport,’ a process used in DNA repair, is disrupted by a colon cancer mutation
One of the biggest helpers in our bodies’ ongoing efforts to prevent DNA mutations — mutations that can lead to
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Exercise mitigates genetic effects of obesity later in life: Importance of remaining physically active even after age 70
If you’re up there in age and feel like you can coast as a couch potato, you may want to
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Precision medicine clinical trial releases new findings: NCI-MATCH data strengthen path forward for targeted cancer therapies
The National Cancer Institute’s Molecular Analysis for Therapy Choice (NCI-MATCH) trial, the largest precision medicine trial of its kind, has
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Finances are a major motivating factor in patient avoidance of diagnostic testing
Patient preferences for diagnostic testing differed significantly across levels of risk, benefit, and cost of diagnostic testing, but cost was
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Study estimates increased death rate in Puerto Rico in months after Hurricane Maria: Official death count of 64 likely a substantial underestimate
The mortality rate in Puerto Rico rose by 62% [95% confidence interval (CI) 11% to 114%] after Hurricane Maria, according
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New chromosome study can lead to personalized counseling of pregnant women
Fetuses with a so-called new balanced chromosomal aberration have a higher risk of developing brain disorders such as autism and
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Antibacterial in your toothpaste may combat severe lung disease
A common antibacterial substance found in toothpaste may combat life-threatening diseases such as cystic fibrosis, or CF, when combined with
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