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Genepod: Cystic Fibrosis in Africa: not a Caucasian-only disease by Springer Nature

Genepod: September 2016: An RTC evaluating simvistatin for treatment of Smith-Lemli-Optiz Syndrome by Springer Nature

Researchers in pediatrics have much to be proud of from their last four decades of work. From cutting fatalities from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, to vaccinations that have protected the lives of millions, Dr. Tina Cheng and colleagues believe that these achievements would not have been possible without a strong research base. Hear more from Tina in this podcast.

It's not just biology that determines the health of an infant or child - and the adult they will become. Social and environmental factors such as parenting, the home environment, substance use in the home or child abuse can have important impacts on pediatric health and later life repercussions. The January 2016 issue of Pediatric Research features several reviews on the social determinants of hea...

This week, the ideal office environment, synthesising speech, and embryo epigenetics.

This week, solving ethical dilemmas Star Trek style, farming festivals boost yield, and three scientists on their sci-fi inspirations.

This week, famous hominin Lucy may have died when she fell from a tree, and an antibody-based drug shows promise in Alzheimer’s

Genepod: August 2016 - New Guidelines for Noninvasive Prenatal Screening from the ACMG by Springer Nature

Genepod: July 2016 - The real father of Precision Medicine by Springer Nature

This week, a nearby potential Earth-like planet, preprint servers proliferate, and the scientific legacy that Obama leaves behind.

This week, how fins became limbs, a giant gene database cracks clinical cases, and making better opioids.

This week, the migration route of the first Americans, the bandwidth crisis, clever conductors, and the next CRISPR.

This week, parenting tips from science, quenching a question about thirst, and a programmable quantum computer.

Smartphones have become nearly ubiquitous in the United States. These mini-computers that we carry around in our bags or pockets have the potential to dramatically influence the practice of medicine, including psychiatry. A team of researchers is currently investigating the use of smartphones for what's known as digital phenotyping, or the continuous monitoring of someone's status via a personal d...

This week, how we time our breathing, working with indigenous peoples, and using yeast genetics to build better beer.

A baby's healthy growth depends on receiving the right balance of energy and nutrients. If a baby is born pre-term, its carers must provide the nutrition it would otherwise have received in the womb. Surprisingly, there is very little consistency in studies of neonatal nutrition and growth regarding how much energy and nutrients should be administered to preterm infants, and the expected growth tr...

This week, the perils of tech in health, tumour fighting bacteria, and the science of what sounds good.

This month, Asian tiger mosquitos and Dutch house sparrows. http://www.nature.com/hdy/index.html

This week, a special issue on conflict. The psychological toll of war, how to count the dead, and predicting conflict in the 21st century.

It's usually the job of the researcher to devise a hypothesis, set up a trial, and collect data. But in participatory research, some of this power is handed to the study participants; in the case of paediatric research, it's given to children. The idea is to have children play an active role in the questions being asked, the data collection process, and any actions that result from a study. A new...

The brains of preterm babies are delicate - and mysterious. It can be difficult to assess what is happening in the brains of babies born preterm, in order to work out the best course of action. The SafeboosC II trial tested whether using a brain imaging technique called NIRS (Near Infrared Spectroscopy) on preterm infants could guide diagnosis, and whether it could help reduce the burden of hypoxi...

This week, nature and landscape, the Hitomi satellite’s swan song, and reforming peer review.

In the podcast this week, Dolly the sheep’s legacy, the trials of funding interdisciplinary research, and an 'IPCC' for social science.

In the podcast this week, transmissible cancer, organizing the hadron menagerie, and the latest gravitational wave result and what physicists want to know next.

In the podcast this week, “blinging” protein footballs, conserving coral reefs, adapting metalloenzymes and what has the EU ever done for research?