Children with Down syndrome prefer food with a crispy, oily mouthfeel and don’t like brittle or gooey foods.
Measuring how the eyes’ pupils change in response to light — known as the pupillary light reflex — could potentially be used to screen for autism in young children, according to a study conducted at Washington State University.
Synthetic cannabinoids, dangerous designer drugs known by such street names as K2, Spice, or AK-47, appear to have less appeal in states that have legalized the natural form of cannabis.
Machine learning, used to design proteins with a variety of functions, is doing things scientists didn't realize it was capable of.
While Omicron variants ratchet up immune evasion, study suggests current boosters intensify protections against serious infection
Across 16 countries studied, spikes in influenza-like illnesses emerged 3 months before the first COVID-19 cases were reported.
The drug erythropoietin, when combined with cooling therapy, showed no added benefits, study finds.
The impact is greater on a male fetus. The UW Medicine-led study encourages pregnant women to be tested for stress levels.
Project explores whether simple interventions can lower use of medications that increase fall risk in this population.
SKbioscience’s SKYCovione vaccine becomes the first therapeutic OK'd for people to emerge from the Institute for Protein Design.
This damage occurs even if the mother has a mild case of COVID-19, OB-GYN researchers found.
A new study published today in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology shows a mother-to-be's COVID-19 infection can impair her placena's immune response, leaving it vulnerable to other viruses and infections during pregnancy.
Findings indicate unexplained disparities at screening sites influence the lag in follow-ups among nonwhite women, authors say.
Project aims to create a genome reference that represents the genetic diversity of all the populations on Earth.
Creating a novel population of mutant tissues helps scientists deduce the cause of polycystic kidney disease and other cilia-linked illnesses.
The finding supports theory that genetic differences between individuals and species can affect the acquisition of mutations.
If resource shortages became dire, triage team members would have to deprioritize some patients from getting life-sustaining care.
Providing artificial intelligence tools with the data they need takes time. How much time do first responders have to spare? ¬50 seconds.
A one-shot vaccine schedule could contribute greatly to the elimination of cervical cancer worldwide, researchers say.
The study's lead author expresses surprise that patients still under the care of cancer specialists would forgo these diagnostic exams.