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Comprehensive profiling of human-to-human oral and intestinal microbial transmission

Researchers identified widespread bacterial strain sharing among humans (>10 million sharing instances) with distinctive patterns of transmission including vertical transmission, transmission within households, and the population.

20 Jan 2023

What does the future of clinical trials and evidence-based medicine look like?

In a recent perspective published in Nature Medicine, the researcher shared his vision and future perspectives for the domains of clinical research and evidence-based therapeutics.

18 Jan 2023

The same genetic factors may contribute to both cardiometabolic diseases and dementia

Being affected by several cardiometabolic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke, is linked to a greatly increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

12 Jan 2023

Next-generation sequencing could change research on sexual assault cases

In this interview, Alexis Garloff talks to NewsMedical about her next-generation sequencing research and the possible applications in forensics, particularly in sexual assault cases.

From Verogen, Inc. 16 Dec 2022

Consistent exercise linked to beneficial epigenetic changes, twin-study shows

Consistent exercise can change not just waistlines but the very molecules in the human body that influence how genes behave, a new study of twins indicates.

6 Dec 2022

New studies improve understanding of the genetic factors that protect people against COVID-19

Two recent papers by Brazilian researchers have contributed to the scientific understanding of the genetic factors that protect people against infection by SARS-CoV-2 or prevent progression to severe COVID-19.

21 Nov 2022

Most echocardiography screenings for fetal congenital heart block fail to follow guidelines

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, found that most echocardiography screening for fetal congenital heart block in anti-Ro- and anti-La-positive pregnancies did not follow recommended guidelines in one academic medical center.

8 Nov 2022

What is the association between video gaming and cognition in children?

Researchers investigated the association between video games and children's cognitive skills using self-reported screen time surveys and task-based functional magnetic resonance imaging.

26 Oct 2022

Why do some people attract mosquitoes more than others?

Mosquitoes (e.g., Aedes aegypti) are common vectors for many viruses that infect the human population, such as dengue, Zika, and yellow fever.

19 Oct 2022

Researchers identify a previously unknown mitochondrial disease in identical twins

In a set of identical twins, investigators led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Children's Hospital Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified a mitochondrial disease not previously reported.

14 Oct 2022

Men are biologically older than women, study finds

A study at the University of Jyväskylä found that men are biologically older than women. The observed sex difference is partially explained by men's more frequent smoking and larger body size.

10 Oct 2022

Age plays a more important role than genetics in affecting gene expression profiles as we get older

Amid much speculation and research about how our genetics affect the way we age, a University of California, Berkeley, study now shows that individual differences in our DNA matter less as we get older and become prone to diseases of aging, such as diabetes and cancer.

7 Oct 2022

Twins News and Research

Comprehensive profiling of human-to-human oral and intestinal microbial transmission

What does the future of clinical trials and evidence-based medicine look like?

The same genetic factors may contribute to both cardiometabolic diseases and dementia

Next-generation sequencing could change research on sexual assault cases

Consistent exercise linked to beneficial epigenetic changes, twin-study shows

New studies improve understanding of the genetic factors that protect people against COVID-19

Most echocardiography screenings for fetal congenital heart block fail to follow guidelines

What is the association between video gaming and cognition in children?

Why do some people attract mosquitoes more than others?

Researchers identify a previously unknown mitochondrial disease in identical twins

Men are biologically older than women, study finds

Age plays a more important role than genetics in affecting gene expression profiles as we get older

Adolescent alcohol misuse may indirectly influence long-term physical health and life satisfaction

Vaccinating mothers during pregnancy may be an effective strategy to boost COVID antibodies in infants

Scientists identify two distinct subtypes of obesity

Study reveals two distinct types of obesity with physiological and molecular differences

Horizontal gene transfer plays an essential role in keeping microbiomes healthy

Facial recognition algorithms show genetic similarities in genetically unrelated look-alike humans

Soft-tissue sarcomas produce a protein that make immune cells 'go bad'

Strong facial similarity in people is linked with shared genetic variants

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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