2+ week, 2+ hour ago  (348+ words) A technique called non-invasive fetal sequencing (NIFS), developed by scientists at Harvard University, allows accurate and comprehensive genetic screening of a fetus using only a blood test from the expectant mother. At the European Society of Human Genetics conference in…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (416+ words) This study tells us that females'but not males'may be uniquely sensitive to loss of brain estrogen at old age, potentially contributing to an increased risk of Alzheimer's disease," said senior author Hong Zhao, MD, Ph D, a research professor of…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (522+ words) Inside Precision Medicine Scientists at SRI International have developed an algorithm that analyzes menstrual cycle data to uncover hidden connections to overall health and aging, moving beyond the fertility focus of most previous research. In a study published in Science…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (324+ words) Longstanding links between attention-related problems and changes in the brain's cortex during childhood and adolescence could simply be due to developmental differences between the sexes, a study suggests. The findings, in PNAS, showed that links between attention problems and slowed…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (355+ words) A next-generation device that detects signs of stress could have wide-ranging applications, from investigating sleep disorders to detecting signs of sepsis. The polygraph detector, described in Science Advances, is worn on the chest and can even sense when a person…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (548+ words) Inside Precision Medicine A new study has shown that targeting ultrasound stimulation to brain regions involved in processing pain can induce long-lasting changes in brain activity, significantly reducing pain perception. Published in Nature Communications, these findings point at a novel…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (422+ words) Children with epilepsy are up to 10 times more likely than others to also have autism, according to research that exposes the scale of the association between the two conditions. The findings, in more than 30, 000 children, stress the importance of screening…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (337+ words) An early stage clinical study shows removing a protein known as soluble Fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (s Flt-1) from the blood of pregnant women with early stage, severe preeclampsia seems to help both mothers and babies with no significant side effects....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (376+ words) The landscape of prenatal testing, care, and ethics is evolving as emerging technologies'such as in utero gene therapy and embryo editing'begin to move from research into early clinical application By Jonathan D. Grinstein, Ph D A woman lies on an exam…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (597+ words) The antibody treatment'IGX12'amplifies the body's own follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) signal in both women and men, potentially improving production of both sperm and eggs with fewer injections than IVF and more physiological control. Maurel discussed her inspirations, research, and motivations…...