Genetic variants associated with 5 major personality traits
A massive genetic study offers one of the clearest pictures yet of how DNA contributes to personality, identifying genetic variants associated with five major personality traits. However, rather than uncovering…
Dana-Farber: lung cancer clinical trial in #ESMO26 Presidential Symposium
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers will present findings at the 2026 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress in Madrid. The studies, including a lung cancer clinical trial featured in the…
Algal biomarker IP25 improves projections of winter sea ice
Future Arctic winter sea ice is likely to shrink by around one million square kilometres more than previously thought, after researchers used clues from a warm period 6,000 years ago…
A quantum computer can check what is happening inside
Researchers from Rutgers, IBM and collaborating institutions have shown that a quantum computer can check what is happening inside it and respond while it is running, repeatedly resetting parts of…
Does obesity protect against dementia, or do those suffering from dementia lose weight before diagnosis?
People who are overweight or obese when they are diagnosed with dementia are likely to live longer than those in a normal weight range, according to a new study published…
Physical activity and Parkinson’s: a link to explore
For people with Parkinson’s disease, higher levels of physical activity were associated with slower declines in thinking and memory as well as slower worsening of movement symptoms, according to a…
New perspective on the hormonal modulation of mood in woman
During the menstrual cycle, when progesterone levels are higher, patterns of brain activity emerge that make it more difficult to distinguish between less and more emotionally demanding situations. According to…
A promotion to a leadership role does not mean being a good leader
A new study from Michigan State University found that the personality characteristics that get you promoted to a leader aren’t necessarily the qualities that make you a good one. The…
GLP-1 in children and nutritional deficiencies risk
Children prescribed GLP-1 medications for weight loss, prediabetes, or type 2 diabetes are at risk for nutritional deficiencies – diagnosed in nearly one in six patients (16.8%) within the first…
Blocking LOX disrupted processes the breast cancer depends on
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has a frustrating ability to adapt. Although this aggressive form of breast cancer can initially respond well to chemotherapy, cancer cells often find ways to survive,…