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A new meta-analysis of 36 trials and 3,456 newborns shows that general anesthesia is a safe alternative when spinal or epidural blocks fail during C-section. Differences in one-minute Apgar scores disappear by five minutes.

Researchers have identified a new subtype of lymphoma which could pave the way to improved and more targeted treatments for some blood cancer patients.

In a new Northwestern Medicine study, scientists have developed a more precise genetic risk score to determine whether a person is likely to develop arrhythmia.

Researchers from the University of Queensland and Illumina analyzed DNA from 347,630 UK Biobank participants to determine how genes influence human traits. The study found that genetics explain roughly 30% of trait variation on average.

Researchers link platelet activity in midlife to Alzheimer’s brain markers, suggesting a simple blood test could predict risk.

A Rutgers University study found that metformin reduces exercise-related gains in blood vessel function, aerobic fitness and blood sugar control. In a 16-week trial, participants who combined metformin with exercise saw fewer health improvements.

Researchers have shared ten years of lessons from sequencing 100,000 Japanese genomes. The report details methods, data infrastructure and quality control techniques that enabled large-scale genome analysis.

A study shows that autism symptom severity, rather than diagnostic category, maps onto distinct brain connectivity and gene-expression patterns shared across autism and ADHD. The findings suggest these conditions share biological roots.

Scientists have created a blood test to guide more effective ovarian cancer treatment, by identifying the women more likely to respond to an ovarian cancer treatment known as PARP inhibitor therapy.

Scientists from the Human Protein Atlas created a pan-disease blood atlas that maps thousands of proteins across 59 diseases and over 8,000 people. The study reveals distinct protein fingerprints for each condition.