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Can Mathematics Help Us Understand the Complexity of Our Microbiome?
How do the communities of microbes living in our gastrointestinal systems affect our health? Carnegie’s Will Ludington was part of a team that helped answer this question.
Hope for World’s Warming Reefs
The fate of coral reefs under climate change could improve if management efforts take evolution and adaptation into account, according to an international study.
Scientists Find Simple Urine Test Could Offer a Non-Invasive Approach for Diagnosis of IBS Patients
Scientists at McMaster have identified new biomarkers for Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) in urine, which could lead to better treatments and reduce the need for costly and invasive colonoscopy procedures currently used for diagnosis.
Determined Dna Hunt Reveals Exciting New Schizophrenia Clue
An 18-year joint Australian-Indian study made possible by the recruitment, diagnosis and DNA screening of thousands of people in India has identified a new clue in the quest for causes of schizophrenia and potential treatments.
Scientists Invent Fast Method for ‘Directed Evolution’ of Molecules
UNC School of Medicine scientists created a powerful new “directed evolution” technique for the rapid development of scientific tools and new treatments for many diseases.