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Using an AI-driven drug discovery process, the drug known as vorinostat was identified as a promising treatment for Rett syndrome.

The Synthetic Human Genome, or Syn HG, a project launched on June 26th, aims to change that. Funded partly by Wellcome, a ...

Women have slightly longer life expectancy than men, but how does health differ between the two sexes as we get older?

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If your libido’s dried up and your energy levels are dipping, it could be a hormone problem. Here's how to find out if it is.

A flexible fabric called X-Wear could replace some parts of medical scanners, which would make taking X-rays and CT scans far more comfortable and convenient ...

Artificial human DNA, or synthetic DNA (synDNA), would be made without biological parents by instead using chemicals. SynHG ...

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