Black men were being used as guinea pigs, an alarmed Dr. Jenkins told his health agency supervisor, not knowing that…
Bill Jenkins, Who Tried to Halt Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Dies at 73
Black men were being used as guinea pigs, an alarmed Dr. Jenkins told his health agency supervisor, not knowing that…
How genetic background shapes individual differences within a species
Study reveals how genetic background influences trait inheritance laying the grounds for predicting personal risk of disease.
Tweets tell scientists how quickly we normalize unusual weather
What kinds of weather do people find remarkable, when does that change, and what does that say about the public’s…
Identifying the common ground for sustainable agriculture in Europe
Agriculture is critical to achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals. New research shows that researchers, policymakers, and farmers in…
For young adult cancer survivors, debt and work-related impairments
One of the largest-ever studies of work-related risks in young adult cancer survivors finds that of 872 survivors, 14.4 percent…
Misconceptions and Facts about Beta-Blockers
Beta-blockers are commonly used medications, and they have been traditionally considered ‘cardioprotective’. Their clinical use appears to be more widespread…
Keeping active in middle age may be tied to lower risk of dementia
Keeping physically and mentally active in middle age may be tied to a lower risk of developing dementia decades later,…
New form of hereditary osteoporosis
Researchers have identified a new gene whose variants cause hereditary childhood-onset osteoporosis. The gene defect was first found in two…
New microfluidics device can detect cancer cells in blood
Researchers have developed a device that can isolate individual cancer cells from patient blood samples.