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This academic paper explores the impact of parenting styles, specifically harsh and warm approaches, on adolescent brain architecture and subsequent mental health outcomes in early adulthood. It investigates whether...

This article provides an overview of DNA methylation aging clocks , which are molecular tools used to measure an individual's age based on specific chemical modifications to their DNA. The authors discuss the current...

This research article investigates the long-term effects of early-life sugar intake on the development of type 2 diabetes and hypertension . Utilising a natural experiment from the end of sugar rationing in the UK in...

This review article thoroughly examines vaccine reactogenicity , which encompasses the common, often mild, inflammatory responses individuals experience post vaccination, such as soreness or fever. The authors explore...

This research article investigates how long-term memories persist despite the turnover of brain molecules. The study reveals that a protein called KIBRA physically interacts with the enzyme PKMζ at synapses activated...

This research investigated the connection between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and the risk of all-cause mortality in adults with coronary heart disease (CHD) using data from a national health survey. The study...

This research investigated the durability of SARS-CoV-2 specific plasma cells generated after mRNA vaccination by examining bone marrow samples. The study found that, unlike influenza and tetanus, SARS-CoV-2-specific...

This research introduces a novel biosensing strategy using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) for the multiplexed detection of serum cardiac markers , crucial for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction. The...

This scientific review from Molecular Medicine explores the intricate link between diabetes mellitus and its cardiovascular complications, focusing on the emerging role of epigenetic modifications such as DNA...

This study investigated the connection between prior infections and long-term brain health . The study found that a history of infections like influenza and herpes viruses is associated with accelerated brain volume...

This research used CRISPR–Cas9 screening in mice to identify genes that regulate the activation of neural stem cells (NSCs) during ageing. They discovered several gene knockouts, particularly those involved in cilium...

This research paper explores the genetic basis of the human sex ratio at birth , which is the proportion of males to females. It challenges a long-held scientific principle, known as Fisher’s principle , which suggests...

This study investigates the association between frailty and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in three large, prospective cohorts from China, the UK, and the USA. The researchers assessed participants' frailty status using...

This review from the European Heart Journal focuses on the use of Mendelian randomization (MR) in cardiovascular epidemiology. MR leverages genetic variants to uncover causal relationships between modifiable risk...

This systematic review examines the ways healthcare systems are contributing to climate change and explores strategies and tactics to reduce their carbon footprint . The authors analyzed 205 studies, reports, and...