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There is growing evidence that exposure to air pollution adversely affects cognitive and behavioural development in children. However, the mechanisms underlying this association are, as yet, unknown. Now, the findings of a new study from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), an institute supported by the "la Caixa" Banking Foundation, suggest that the ε4 variant of the APOE gene may play a significant role in this process. The study has been published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.

A tiny change in the very flexible segments of some proteins is enough to trigger rare disorders such as Glut1 deficiency syndrome. A study published in Cell found that other genetic disorders might be traced back to the same origin.

An international research team led by the University of California, Irvine has identified a system of communication networks that exists among organs and tissues that regulate metabolism. Findings from their study provide, for the first time, a detailed “atlas” illustrating how the body creates and uses energy, and how imbalances in the networks may impact overall health.

Brown fat cells burn off a lot of calories, whereas an excess of white fat cells make us overweight and ill. Now researchers have identified a new gene in brown fat cells; a gene that may be crucial for the future's treatment of obesity.

Researchers have made a breakthrough in dealing with the extremely ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbon Freon 11.

The formation speed of these miniature fibers form predicts severity of the disease development, researchers believe.

Research has now discovered how skin cells alert the immune system, when their DNA is damaged in the absence of infection.

New research suggests that probiotics might not be as effective as we think, with many people's digestive tracts preventing standard probiotics from successfully colonizing them.

Early biological markers of autism may help move kids into effective behavioral therapy at an earlier age.

A single dose of a new influenza drug can significantly shorten the duration of the illness in teens and adults, according to a new study.