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Are genetic tests better than blood tests for cardiovascular diseases?
Determining an individual’s blood group based on genetic tests instead of traditional blood tests can provide a better picture of risks.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 6, 2021


Do genetics control who our friends are?
Have you ever met someone you instantly liked, or at other times, someone who you knew immediately that you did not want to be friends with.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 4, 2021


New tool detects the risk of genetic syndromes in children with diverse backgrounds
The technology can potentially reduce health inequality in under-resourced areas worldwide.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 4, 2021


New artificial intelligence tech set to transform heart imaging
A new artificial-intelligence technology for heart imaging can potentially improve care for patients, and reduce and sudden cardiac death.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 2, 2021


A break-through in treatment of Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by the build-up of thick, sticky mucus in the lungs which renders breathing increasingly difficult.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 1, 2021


A parent’s genes can influence a child’s educational success, inherited or not
A child’s educational success depends on the genes that they haven’t inherited from their parents, as well as the genes they have
Joshua Shavit
Aug 22, 2021


New gene developed to make plants heat-tolerant in rising temperatures
With temperatures rising globally, agricultural crops are feeling the stress. Warmer weather can cause a large reduction in crop yield.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 12, 2021


Remarkable findings regarding how body fat in the human body responds to insulin
Researchers show that the overall capacity of fat tissue to respond to insulin is determined by the function of a specific fat cell type
Joshua Shavit
Aug 12, 2021


Scientists hail Dragon Man skull discovery as a new species and Homo Sapiens closest relative
A near-perfectly preserved ancient human fossil known as the Harbin cranium sits in the Geoscience Museum in Hebei GEO University
Joseph Shavit
Jun 26, 2021
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