During in vitro fertilisation (IVF), embryos undergo genetic testing before they are transferred to the uterus – but researchers have found that a widely used test cannot detect genetic abnormalities ...

Researchers led by Prof. Alessandro Serretti at Kore University of Enna have identified a genetic inflammatory signature that defines specific depression subtypes and influences how patients respond ...

The work appears in Cardiovascular Research. Atherosclerosis is a silent disease that often only becomes apparent when a cardiovascular event occurs. If we can identify individuals at risk of ...

Research reveals that as men age, their sperm accumulates mutations, increasing the risk of passing genetic disorders to children. This natural selection process within sperm, coupled with lifestyle ...

The number of people living with dementia worldwide was estimated at 57 million in 2021 with nearly 10 million new cases recorded each year. In the U.S., dementia impacts more than 6 million lives, ...

Ants have evolved an acute sense of smell, which requires each sensory neuron to choose one scent receptor out of hundreds. In a new study published in Nature, researchers at New York University have ...

Google's Willow chip has achieved a verifiable quantum advantage, running a new algorithm 13,000 times faster than the best supercomputers. This breakthrough, named Quantum Echoes, can explain atomic ...

A baby is expected to have his eyesight saved after a new screening tool picked up a rare eye cancer which may have otherwise gone undiagnosed. Just four weeks after he was born at The Jessop Wing in ...

A woman eagerly awaiting the sound of her baby’s heartbeat was met with the news she had quietly feared, in a moment that has since drawn 1.4 million views on TikTok. Last month, 35-year-old Nika Diwa ...