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Breastfeeding and healthy infant diets may help lower obesity risk by age nine

By Tarun Sai Lomte Early feeding choices may shape long-term weight outcomes, but new research shows the relationship is ...

Is The Galleri Cancer Test Worth It? A Doctor Explains

Is the Galleri multi-cancer blood test worth it? A doctor explains real-world performance data and explains why no major medical society recommends the test for screening.
Devdiscourse

The Illusion of Genetic Perfection: Risks and Realities of Polygenic Embryo Testing

Genetic tests claiming to predict a future child's traits, such as intelligence or height, offer minimal benefits with significant risks. These tests, prevalent in the U.S., lack accurate predictive ...
eLife

Compressed sensing-based approach identifies modular neural circuitry driving learned pathogen avoidance

An efficient neural screening approach rapidly identifies circuit modules governing distinct behavioral transitions in ...
eLife

Intravital calcium imaging of meningeal macrophages reveals niche-specific dynamics and aberrant responses to brain hyperexcitability

This valuable study presents a technically sophisticated intravital two-photon calcium imaging approach to characterize Ca²⁺ dynamics in distinct populations of meningeal macrophages in awake, freely ...
Psychology Today

Twin Studies and the Role of Genetics in Religious Belief

Participation and interest in religion are largely shaped by parents when children are young. Genetic influences on religious participation and interest emerge during adulthood. Even identical twins ...
Nature

Genetic testing as part of the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) process

Because GJB2/GJB6 genetic testing offers clinical and informational benefits, it is a near certainty that it will become an important addition to current EDHI protocols. In this commentary, we discuss ...