This article was made possible by the support of Yakult and produced independently by Scientific American’s board of editors. Earlier this year I got an Oura ring to track the state of my health. Soon ...

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New research helps explain why disease-associated genetic variants can lead to variable clinical outcomes, influenced both by the patterns of secondary variants, or genetic background, and by how ...

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The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) conference kicks off this week in Denver, CO. Before we packed our bags, GEN chatted with Bruce Gelb, MD, director of the Center for Molecular Cardiology, ...

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Analysis of more than 1,500 natural conversations suggests that humans may have evolved more complex facial muscle movements to help us bond with each other. In the first part of the study, ...

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We estimate a bilateral gravity equation for emigration rates controlling for decadal weather averages of temperature, precipitation, droughts, and extreme precipitation in origin countries. Using the ...

Jon Herlocker, co-founder and CEO of Tignis, sat down with Semiconductor Engineering to talk about how AI in advanced process control reduces equipment variability and corrects for process drift. What ...

Heart rate variability typically decreases during stressful situations, although the heart rate increases. Managing stress levels can mean a more variable heart rate. Exercise and relaxation ...