Cesarean section or c-section babies have a different microbiome than those born vaginally, according to a new study published on 18 September in Nature, the most comprehensive to date on the
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Some candidate cancer drugs fail in clinical trials while others succeed in unintended ways. According to a new paper published on 11 September in Science Translational Medicine, many candidate drugs
Where do all the women go? Institutional ‘report cards’ highlight lack of gender parity in STEM
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Women make important contributions to science but are consistently under-represented at all levels. Indeed, a new study published on 5 September in Cell Press shows a lack of women in
A cocktail of drugs — including a growth hormone and two diabetes medications — may be able to reverse the so-called ‘epigenetic clock’, a measure of biological age, according to
The so-called “extreme male brain” hypothesis is one of the proposed triggers for autism and thought to be a result of higher prenatal exposure to testosterone. However, a new paper
Carbon taxes not sufficient to meet the targets set out by the Paris Agreement, according to a new study published on 4 September in the journal Joule (1). Putting a
A new study highlights one significant benefit of leading an active lifestyle — lowering the risk of death. The findings reported on 31 August at the 2019 European Society of
Every organism depends on microbes. And every microbiome — the communities of bacteria that exists inside all living organisms — is linked by a so-called “ecosystem microbiome” according to results
Many, many genes influence a person’s likelihood of having same-sex partners, according to a new large-scale study published on 30 August in Science (1). A 1993 study reported a link
Climate-driven changes in river flooding are already happening across Europe, according to a new paper published on 28 August in Nature (1). The study identified clear patterns, both increases and