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Researchers have created a new framework for mining data for training machine learning models. The framework, called Lemon, helps drug researchers better mine the Protein Data Base. read more

For years, physicians have been aware that patients carrying the APOE 4 gene are at a greater risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. New research from McGill University has now found the gene plays an even greater role in dementia. read more

If you think of herds of cattle and wheat fields when someone mentions Wichita, Kansas, you’re not alone. But Rob Gerlach, director of IP and Tech Transfer at Wichita State University (WSU) wants you to know the city is much more than that. read more

Currently, researchers rely on various measurements from an electroencephalogram, or EEG, to assess level of consciousness in the brain. A Michigan Medicine team was able to demonstrate, using rats, that the EEG doesn't always track with being awake. read more

Researchers have identified a completely new mechanism by which mosquitoes that carry malaria are becoming resistant to insecticide. read more

Scientists have developed a special molecular switch that could be embedded into gene therapies to allow doctors to control dosing. read more

While the odds of navigating an asteroid field are not as bad as 3,720 to one—as C-3PO famously told Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back—space debris is a growing problem in low Earth orbit with millions of pieces of spacecraft, flecks of paint, jettisoned engineers, decommissioned satellites and more flying around at 18,000 miles per hour. read more

Above average or high BMI- often linked to cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular and other diseases- may in some cases improve the chance of survival among certain cancers. read more