Heavy TV watching associated with smaller brain structures, study finds(dornsife.usc.edu)

76 points by mashally 3 months ago | 38 comments

AI may be making us think and write more alike(dornsife.usc.edu)

190 points by giuliomagnifico 6 months ago | 186 comments

Scientists discover a new hormone that can build strong bones in mice(ucsf.edu)

419 points by gmays 2 years ago | 175 comments

UCSF news article on scientists discovering a new hormone that builds strong bones in mice.

Can an artificial kidney finally free patients from dialysis?(ucsf.edu)

152 points by gmays 3 years ago | 75 comments

One universal antiviral to rule them all?(cuimc.columbia.edu)

319 points by breve 1 year ago | 139 comments

Columbia University Irving Medical Center news article about research toward a universal broad-spectrum antiviral treatment.

Researchers identify 'switch' to activate cancer cell death(health.ucdavis.edu)

171 points by DocFeind 2 years ago | 62 comments

Human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world(news.ucsc.edu)

414 points by XzetaU8 11 months ago | 284 comments

UC Santa Cruz news article reporting research suggesting early developing human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world.

New HIV vaccine shows unprecedented success in preclinical study(lji.org)

615 points by codebyaditya 3 months ago | 262 comments

La Jolla Institute for Immunology news release on a new HIV vaccine approach that produced high levels of HIV-neutralizing antibodies in non-human primates.

Gene therapy restored hearing in deaf patients(news.ki.se)

336 points by justacrow 1 year ago | 80 comments

Karolinska Institutet news article reporting that a gene therapy restored hearing in patients with congenital deafness.

A new method to reprogram human cells to better mimic embryonic stem cells(uwa.edu.au)

385 points by rbanffy 3 years ago | 97 comments

University of Western Australia news article on a method to erase a cell's epigenetic memory so reprogrammed human cells better mimic embryonic stem cells.

Tinnitus linked to undetected auditory nerve damage(scitechdaily.com)

750 points by beefman 2 years ago | 401 comments

SciTechDaily article reporting Mass Eye and Ear research linking tinnitus to hidden auditory nerve damage undetected by standard hearing tests.

Baby is healed with first personalized gene-editing treatment(nytimes.com)

1122 points by jbredeche 1 year ago | 470 comments

New York Times article about a baby treated with the first personalized gene-editing therapy for a rare genetic disorder.