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Two-minute bursts of vigorous physical activity—totaling 15 minutes a week—are associated with a reduced risk of death, cancer, and heart disease, according to new research. The study shows that relatively low amounts of weekly vigorous physical activity may result in…

Using swarms of pinhead-sized magnets inside a handheld, all-in-one lab kit, UCLA researchers have developed a technology that could significantly increase the speed and volume of disease testing, while reducing the costs and usage of scarce supplies. The automated tests…

When Cesar stood up for the first time in years with the help of a robotic exoskeleton, the quadriplegic former French soldier said what he noticed most was being able to look people in the eye. The exoskeleton has recently…

When Claudia Siegel got a stomach bug earlier this year, she reached out to her primary care doctor to prescribe something to relieve her diarrhea. The Philadelphia resident was surprised when she received an online message informing her that because…

BGI-Research and the Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province (MCHH) have published whole-genome sequencing research results in npj Genomic Medicine. These results have revealed the genomic architecture of fetal central nervous system (CNS) anomalies systematically in a large…

In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, researchers surveyed the global airborne bacterial communities to understand their community structure and biogeographic distribution patterns. In addition, they examined their interactions with Earth’s other microbiomes, particularly surface habitats. Study: Global…

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers evaluated the patterns of alcohol use at three different time points during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Wisconsin. Study: Changes in Alcohol Consumption during the COVID-19 Pandemic:…

Conducting the first known comparison of the brains of boys and girls with binge eating disorder, a team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC found significant differences in brain structure between the sexes. The research was…

The immune checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab (Opdivo) appears to prevent the transformation of oral proliferative leukoplakia (PL), a high-risk precancerous disease, into oral cancer, suggest the results from a phase 2 study. “We think that immunotherapy as a preventative strategy, either…

Scientists from the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) have shown which blood metabolites are associated with the gut microbiome, genetics, or the interplay between both. Their findings will be published in the journal Nature Metabolism and have promising implications for…