CSF Liquid Biopsy May Help Clarify Inconclusive Leptomeningeal Disease Cases, Study Finds

Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) remains one of the most challenging diagnoses in neuro-oncology. MRI returns normal or ...

Why Do We Have Blood Types? Hint: Scientists Are Still Debating The Answer

There’s more history in your blood types than you think, and it didn’t begin with humans. Here’s what we know about them, ...
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Massive Ancient-DNA Study Reveals Natural Selection Has Accelerated in Recent Human Evolution

The work demonstrates the power of ancient DNA to illuminate human biology and medicine in addition to history. A massive ...

Natural selection is accelerating, massive DNA study finds

For years, the story of recent human evolution looked relatively quiet. Scientists studying ancient human DNA had found only ...
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Ancient DNA study finds natural selection sped up across hundreds of genes

When humans started farming around 10,000 years ago, they reshaped their landscapes, diets, and social structures. A common ...
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Study links somatic mutations to autoimmune disease development

For decades, the standard explanation for autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis has rested on two pillars: inherited ...
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Lower Allele Frequency of TERT-rs2242652 in Sub-Saharan African Populations Compared With American Populations and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Risk

Adapting Yoga Therapy to Meet the Needs of Inpatients Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Insights From an International, Multisite, Qualitative Study The study included 537 patients ...

'Human evolution didn't slow down; we were just missing the signal': Large DNA study reveals natural selection led to more redheads and less male-pattern baldness

Over the past 10,000 years, evolution in West Eurasia has been selecting for light skin, red hair and resistance to HIV and ...