Sitting in my doctor’s examination room, I was surprised when she told me, “Genetics don’t really matter for chronic disease.” Rather, she continued, “A person’s lifestyle, what they eat, and how much they exercise, determine whether they get heart disease.”
As a researcher who studies the genetics of disease[1], I don’t fully...
Obsessive compulsive disorder[1] has many unknowns, including what causes it, why symptoms can differ so much between people, how medication and therapy for it actually work, and why treatment is effective for some people and not for others. In our newly published research, my colleagues and I made a step toward unraveling some of these...
China’s Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission[1] is set to launch[2] this month, May 2025, en route to the asteroid Kamoʻoalewa (2016 HO3)[3]. The country could join the United States and Japan, whose space agencies have both successfully retrieved a sample from an asteroid to study back on Earth.
Several space missions have flown by...
When disasters happen – such as hurricanes, wildfires and earthquakes – every second counts[1]. Emergency teams need to find people fast, send help and stay organized. In today’s world, one of the fastest ways to get information is through social media[2].
In recent years, researchers have explored how artificial intelligence can use...