Jordan Janz knew his gamble on an experimental gene therapy for his rare disease might be paying off when he returned to work and a friend sniffed him. “He said, ‘you have a normal smell, you smell good,’” Janz recalled. “And I’m like, ‘that’s probably the nicest thing you’ve ever said.’” The 22-year-old Canadian man’s […]
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Take That! Jamie Otis Claps Back at Troll Bashing Potty-Training Methods
Not here for it! Jamie Otis had something to say when an Instagram troll bashed the potty-training methods she’s using with her 2-year-old daughter, Henley. The Married at First Sight alum, 33, shared a screenshot of a message, reading, “Seriously? Pull ups? Peeing all over the house. Who does that? Potty-trained three kids — potty […]
Comparing two methods for measuring children’s exposure to radio frequencies
A study has quantified emissions coming from radio frequency sources, and by means of personal and spot measurements has analysed which levels of exposure children experience. The international journal Environment International has just published the results of this work conducted by a research group at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country and the Biodonostia Institute, […]
Better statistical methods to understand gene interactions leading to cancer development
Research led by Hui-Yi Lin, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biostatistics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health, has developed another novel statistical method for evaluating gene-to-gene interactions associated with cancer and other complex diseases. The Additive-Additive 9 Interaction (AA9int) method is described in a paper published in Bioinformatics. “This method can identify combinations […]