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Your grandparents' education affects your biological age

Researchers have found a statistically significant association between grandparents' education level and their grandchildren's epigenetic-based 'real' age.

Life Scientist 10 September, 2024

Lab-grown blood stem cells could be used for transplants

Researchers have overcome a major hurdle for producing blood stem cells — which can create red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets — that closely match...

Life Scientist 09 September, 2024

Non-hormonal drug treats hot flashes in menopausal women

The investigational drug elinzanetant has been found to reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes associated with menopause while improving women's sleep and...

Life Scientist 06 September, 2024

Air pollution linked to decrease in IVF birth rate success

Exposure to fine particulate matter prior to the retrieval of oocytes (eggs) during in vitro fertilisation can reduce the odds of achieving a live birth by almost 40%,...

Life Scientist 05 September, 2024

Mitochondria fling DNA into our brain cells; may cause harm

Mitochondria in our brain cells frequently fling their DNA into the nucleus, where the DNA becomes integrated into the cells' chromosomes. These insertions may be...

Life Scientist 04 September, 2024

Biotechnology
Children's heart implant expands when activated by light

Children's heart implant expands when activated by light

Researchers have designed a shunt that expands when activated by light, which could reduce the number of open-chest surgeries required by children...

Article 29 August, 2024
Health & Medical
Parents' diets can shape the health of their future offspring

Parents' diets can shape the health of their future offspring

Expectant mothers who eat a high-fibre diet can reduce the risk of heart disease in their offspring, while fathers' diets can program certain...

Article 07 August, 2024
Life Sciences
Are immune cells focused on the wrong part of the flu vaccine?

Are immune cells focused on the wrong part of the flu vaccine?

Scientists say they have discovered why the flu vaccine can perform poorly, having found that a specific type of immune cell indirectly controls...

Article 03 September, 2024
Molecular Biology
Your grandparents' education affects your biological age

Your grandparents' education affects your biological age

Researchers have found a statistically significant association between grandparents' education level and their grandchildren's...

Article 10 September, 2024
Lab Technology
Self-driving needle steers its way through living lung tissue

Self-driving needle steers its way through living lung tissue

Researchers have built a compact robotic system that can autonomously steer a flexible needle around anatomical obstacles within the lungs of live...

Article 04 March, 2024
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