A 20-year–long rhesus monkey study suggests that prenatal alcohol exposure changes aspects of dopamine systems in offspring that influence how quickly they drink alcohol in adulthood. New in JNeurosci, Mary Schneider and Alexander Converse, from the University of…
As we age, we begin to lose the connections that wire up our brains—and neuroscientists aren’t sure why. It is increasingly clear, though, that the loss of synapses—the flexible and adaptive relay…
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have developed a novel liquid biopsy approach to identify early-stage cancers by measuring the random variation in DNA methylation patterns, rather than the absolute level of…
The approach offers a potential alternative to chemotherapy and radiation by using light and heat to target cancer cells. Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have developed a new light-based nanotechnology that could…
When Noah Hulsman, who owns a skate shop in Louisville, Kentucky, learned he no longer qualified for federal subsidies to help him pay for his “gold” Affordable Care Act health plan, the…
New OHSU-led study finds nearly one-third of physicians enrolled in Medicaid don’t actually care for patients Almost one-third of physicians who are enrolled in Medicaid don’t actually care for a single patient…
Researchers leverage the transition from solid to gas phase to produce drug formulations with high solubility A large share of medicines developed today may never reach patients for a surprisingly simple reason:…
The class of anti-inflammatory drugs known as TNF-inhibitors has brought relief to many sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis, but they don’t work for up to 4 of every 10 patients. New research led…
Has the United States actually withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO)? This question will be on the agenda of the WHO’s Executive Board meeting next week, and the World Health Assembly,…
When I worked for the Environmental Protection Agency in the 2010s as an Obama administration appointee, I helped write and review dozens of regulations under the Clean Air Act. They included some…
