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Study: Tech-savvy millennials are more likely to unplug on vacation
Millennials are often called the digital generation,...
Risky stem cell treatment reverses MS in 70% of patients in small study
MS brain lesion as seen on an MRI. (credit: James Heilman, MD)
By obliterating the broken immune systems of patients with severe forms of multiple sclerosis, then sowing fresh, defect-free systems with transplanted stem cells, researchers can thwart the degenerative autoimmune disease—but it comes at a price.
In a small phase II trial of 24 MS patients,...
Brain infections may spark Alzheimer’s, new study suggests
Strands of beta amyloid fibrils form around yeast in culture media. (credit: Credit: D.K.V. Kumar et al. / Science Translational Medicine (2016)])
The protein globs that jam brain circuits in people with Alzheimer’s disease may not result from a sloppy surplus, but rather a bacterial battle, a new study suggests.
Previously, researchers assumed that the protein—beta amyloid—was just a junk...
Major government study finds link between cell phones and cancer
A multi-year, $ 25 million government study released Thursday found a link between cellphone use and cancer.
The National Toxicology Program (NTP) found that male rats exposed to the same type of...
Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment
Educational attainment is strongly influenced by social and other environmental factors, but genetic factors are estimated to account for at least 20% of the variation across individuals. Here we report the results of a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for educational attainment that extends our earlier discovery sample of 101,069 individuals to 293,723 individuals, and a replication study in an independent sample of 111,349 individuals...
Seattle is the best U.S. city for biking, according to new Zillow study
Hills, traffic, and crazy drivers aside, Seattle is the best U.S. city for cyclists. That’s according to a new report from Zillow. The real estate site ranked its hometown...
GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s Satya Nadella looks ahead, a surprising study on screen time, and more
Students: Here’s what Expedia and Zillow co-founder Rich Barton says you should study
Given that he started companies like Expedia, Zillow, and Glassdoor, Rich Barton understands the value and power...
It’s official: Study confirms grammar snobs really are the worst
“Grammar snobs are a distinct breed from their gentle cousins: word nerds and grammar geeks,” writes June Casagrande in Grammar Snobs Are Great Big Meanies. “The difference is bloodlust.”
A new study confirms what Casagrande and anyone who’s ever...