Genetics
A common drug may help treat a rare genetic disease
Ibuprofen counters problems caused by mutations in the MAN1B1 gene, fruit fly tests show. Early results in three children are ”fairly positive.”
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Ibuprofen counters problems caused by mutations in the MAN1B1 gene, fruit fly tests show. Early results in three children are ”fairly positive.”
Lasers revealed that the city spanned roughly the same area as Beijing and may have been among the most densely populated in the region.
Some scientists want to shift focus to the teen mental health crisis. But the course of happiness is too complex for simplistic theories, experts warn.
New experiments show that an app developed by researchers can boost snoozing users’ likelihood of knowing when they are having a dream.
Swine can act as so-called “mixing vessels” for human and bird flus, giving avian viruses an opportunity to adapt for spreading in people.
Using face filters to alter expressions manipulated feelings of attraction, raising questions about how such technology may influence social interactions.
Children who experienced sugar rationing during World War II were less likely to develop some chronic illnesses as adults than those with no rationing.
A new AI machine learning technique helped historians analyze 76,000 pages from astronomy textbooks spanning nearly two centuries.
As construction of a pipeline nears, an effort to preserve an Indigenous trail in Canada tests whether heritage management can keep up with advances in archaeology.
California is banning them in schools. The FDA says they’re fine. But synthetic dyes added to food to make them more colorful have a long, troubled history.
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