Health risks associated with energy drinks can outweigh short-term benefits
A review of current scientific knowledge on energy drinks finds their advertised short-term benefits can be outweighed by serious health risks — which include risk-seeking
A review of current scientific knowledge on energy drinks finds their advertised short-term benefits can be outweighed by serious health risks — which include risk-seeking
Background: Shorter childhood telomere length (TL) and more rapid TL attrition are widely regarded as manifestations of stress. However, the potential effects of health interventions
More than 500 organizations from 67 countries have now endorsed a campaign promoting awareness that virally suppressed HIV-positive people cannot sexually transmit HIV. Launched in
Different types of alcoholic drink are associated with different moods and emotions, according to a study published online earlier this week (November 20) in BMJ
In 2015, gastroenterologist Edwin Liu set to work on a clinical and genetic data set that had been growing for more than 20 years. The
Kat Rose of Lakewood, Colorado, started smoking cigarettes when she was 12 years old. Ultimately, it was the smell that drove her to want to
In the early 2000s, a long-standing problem affecting diabetes sufferers around the world seemed on the brink of being solved. After years of research and
Mice born by Cesarean section grow up to be heftier than their counterparts born vaginally, a new study shows. The result, published today (October 11)
In the past week, public health officials in Madagascar have reported 230 new cases of plague and 17 deaths from the bacterial disease, bringing the
If you frequently watch daytime television, you are probably convinced, based on the advertising blitz, that most of the population has some type of stomach
“Expand your mind, man!” was a popular phrase that arose from the 1960’s counterculture movement. However, it was most likely not referring to the specific
Some malaria researchers say their worst fears are coming true. A malaria parasite resistant to resistant to a first-line artemisinin combination therapy has rapidly made
Tracking 265 people’s various microbial communities, researchers have provided a wealth of data on microbiome variation across the body and over time. As part of
About a third of the world’s population is chronically infected with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
About a third of the world’s population is chronically infected with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
A minor proportion of people harbor a homozygous mutation in CCR5—a gene that encodes a receptor found on immune cells—that thwarts HIV’s attempts to get
EDITOR’S CHOICE IN GENETICS & GENOMICS The paper M.D.W. Piper bracelets et al., “Matching dietary amino acid balance to the in silico–translated exome optimizes growth
The importance of delivery method for the development of babies’ gut bacteria has come into question in recent months. A new study from University of
The importance of delivery method for the development of babies’ gut bacteria has come into question in recent months. A new study from University of
Give us our daily protein Protein is an essential component of our food, and protein intake thus must be actively regulated. Liu et al. identified
Summary points Depression is the leading mental health—related cause of the global burden of disease and is the focus of World Health Day 2017. Despite
Cancer cells have an unnatural appetite for certain amino acids—nonessential amino acids that healthy cells produce themselves, usually in amounts sufficient for ordinary metabolism. If
Results of a phase II, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multiple-ascending-dose clinical trial confirmed that the experimental small interfering RNA (siRNA) drug inclisiran was effective for treating
Several factors have been identified that could be responsible for the collapse of honeybee populations. However, Raymann et al. have identified an antibiotic that appears
During infection, malaria parasites must invade erythrocytes. Erythrocytes are flexible cells that can easily deform to make it through the tight spaces of the vasculature,
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