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The rate of acquisition of genomic changes in cancer has been the topic of much discussion, with several recent investigations finding evidence of punctuated evolution instead of gradual accumulation ...

A study highlights that the age at which autism is diagnosed may affect the likelihood of mental health issues. Diagnosing ...

A study evaluating how various shift work patterns contribute to kidney stone risk has revealed that shift workers have a 15% ...

Spider-Man 94 #2 hits stores Wednesday! Kaine's mysterious connections to Morlun revealed as the animated series lore expands ...

Some colorful lizards and a mathematical formula from the finance sector have been used to build a new framework to model ...

Scientists have recently leveraged the massive amount of human health and genetic data in the UK Biobank to learn more about ...

Women with multiple sclerosis, particularly after menopause, experience a higher risk of relapse-independent worsening, ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s ...

This paper contributes to the literature on the impact of early-life health on education by estimating the effect of genetic predisposition to a higher body mass index (BMI) on educational attainment ...

This paper presents important new findings about the impact of the TAK-003 vaccine against dengue based on a convincing reanalysis of trial data. The results corroborate those of the original trial ...