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Dog Aging Project, A Resource For Scientists In Many Fields

In this week’s Nature, the Dog Aging Project team outlines how the open-source data it's gathering could be useful for a myriad of studies.

Phone App Can Help Detect Blood's Ability To Clot

Researchers have developed a new clotting test that uses only a single drop of blood and a smartphone vibration motor and camera.

MIT senior on groundbreaking research: 'I like helping people if I can because I got helped so much'

MIT senior Sherry Nyeo, a student since Fall 2019, has conducted groundbreaking work in multiple labs, served as a mentor to dozens of students, and made a lasting mark on the larger MIT community

MRI May Lower Breast Cancer Death From Variants In 3 Genes

Variants in the ATM, CHEK2 and PALB2 genes are collectively as prevalent as the much-reported BRCA1/2 gene mutations.

Greatest Increase in Animal Species Can Help Us Understand and Control Ocean Deoxygenation

Deoxygenation can make large areas of the ocean uninhabitable. But new study offers new knowledge of how oxygen levels affect marine life – this may help us preserve marine ecosystems. “In the past 50 years, we have already lost an area the size of the EU due to deoxygenation,” researcher behind the study says.

Framework Predicts Genetic Diversity Loss

New study published in Science with CMEC co-authorship resolves a 100 year old challenge for predicting global genetic diversity loss.

Patients With Rare Skin Cancer Face 40% Recurrence Rate

A UW Medicine-based study shows most Merkel cell carcinoma recurrences happen in the first three years after treatment.

High Risk Of Suicide Seen In Formerly Incarcerated People

Study findings highlight the need for better mental health and social services to help ex-prisoners transition back into community, researchers say.

Henipavirus Glycoprotein Structure Guides Therapy, Vaccine

Cryoelectron microscopy studies of Nipah and Hendra viruses may lead to ideas for vaccine design and antibody treatments.

Discovery of World’s Oldest DNA Breaks Record by One Million Years

Two-million-year-old DNA has been identified for the first time - opening a ‘game-changing’ new chapter in the history of evolution. Microscopic fragments of environmental DNA were found in Ice Age sediment in northern Greenland. Using cutting-edge technology, researchers discovered the fragments are one million years older than the previous record for DNA sampled from a Siberian mammoth bone.

Home-Based Flu Tests Comparable To Clinical Testing

Study findings underscore imperative of expanding test access and lowering costs.

A Time Machine for Anticipating Bird Diversity

In a new study led by Postdoc Ryan Germain from the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate (CMEC), researchers have managed to identify the trait combinations and sets in birds associated with long-term population declines and sensitivity to warming climate conditions.

Improved Cell Response Seen With ‘Hybrid’ Immunity

A distinct immune response is observed in people who had COVID-19 and then got vaccinated.

Kids' Sleep Disrupted During The Pandemic, Study Finds

“The number of children with sleep disturbances nearly doubled,” says a UW Medicine psychiatrist and sleep specialist.

‘Roadmap’ Tracks Trajectories Of Embryo Development

Map details the changes in gene activity that occur as the embryo develops and differentiates into different cell types.

More Generous EITC Payments Benefit Maternal Health

A study suggests that economic support reduces alcohol misuse and depressive symptoms among low-income mothers.

AI-Designed Protein Awakens Silenced Genes, One By One

Technique allows researchers to toggle on individual genes that regulate cell growth, development and function.

Nature’s Future Pharmacy in Peril

Certain plants pose a valuable medicinal resource. However, many species are threatened by changes in climate and land use. To sustainably exploit the plants' potential in global health care systematic and transdisciplinary research is highly important, argues a group of researchers, including Dr. Spyros Theodoridis and Professor David Nogués-Bravo, in a new publication.

Does Salmon Choose Its Own Microbiome?

A new study shows that wild Atlantic salmon has an unique and surprisingly stable microbiome in their guts. This new knowledge can improve the large salmon industry and make it more sustainable.

MIT, Harvard researchers link small-scale actions to improved air quality in India

A new study by MIT and Harvard University researchers shows how small-scale actions could improve air quality and health outcomes in India.