The God of small things New research suggests people who are religious gain happiness from believing there is a deeper meaning to everyday events. Aug 30, 2018 0 9
Sex, technology and disability – it's complicated People living with disability are largely excluded from conversations about sexuality, and face overlapping barriers to sexual expression that are both social and physical. Aug 30, 2018 0 0
The connecting power of Twitter Twitter, often discounted for its brevity and superficiality, is offering people with traumatic brain injuries powerful new ways to communicate, connect and enjoy everyday life. It's all part of a technological shift that's ... Aug 30, 2018 0 3
Tracing the sudden, dangerous rise of Zika The Zika virus (ZIKV) poses a public health threat in Southeast Asia, and domestic awareness campaigns are needed to help reduce infection potential. Aug 30, 2018 0 0
Surgery often sufficient to avoid recurrence in colon cancer A new study from Uppsala University shows that many patients with colon cancer do not need any chemotherapy and that among patients who benefit from chemotherapy it does not have to be as intense for everyone. Aug 30, 2018 0 0
Tailored drug cocktails offer hope to kids with aggressive brain tumors UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals are harnessing next-generation genomic technology to develop individualized drug cocktails in a new trial for children with a type of malignant brain tumor. This precision-medicine approach ... Aug 30, 2018 0 8
As the keto diet gains popularity, scientists explain what we do and don't know As Silicon Valley trendsetters, famous actors, and online health sites tout the low-carbohydrate, high-fat ketogenic, or "keto," diet, scientists are working to study it – from how it impacts inflammation in the brain to ... Aug 30, 2018 0 23
Clarifying the role of a protein released by immune 'dendritic' cells could yield better treatments Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which afflicts millions of people worldwide, arises when the immune system mounts an overly aggressive response against microorganisms, dietary substances, or cells of the gut. A*STAR researchers ... Aug 30, 2018 0 5
Assay combines microfluidics and next-generation sequencing to reveal more mutations than existing tests A new diagnostic test developed at A*STAR is helping researchers around the world identify gene mutations that put people at risk of severe eczema and other chronic skin diseases. Aug 30, 2018 0 0
Building new tools to study the epigenome Researchers know that the epigenome plays a key role in how DNA is expressed, and have linked changes in the epigenome to a wide variety of health problems – from cancers to autoimmune disorders. But not only is there a ... Aug 30, 2018 0 11
