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Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:40:01 EDT

For decades, large portions of the human genome were labeled "junk DNA." New research from Western University and London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute (LHSCRI) suggests these overlooked sequences may help protect the body from cancer. The findings, published in Nature Communications, emerged from a closer look at inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:30:02 EDT

Between 2015 and 2024, the total number of days without firearm shootings declined in all but one of the 10 largest U.S. cities, pointing to the need to newly focus on building and sustaining periods of peace with zero shootings. A study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Columbia Scientific Union for the Reduction of Gun Violence (Columbia SURGE) makes a case for the use of shooting-free days (SFD) and related metrics in addition to traditional homicide counts because these new metrics are inclusive of prevention gains, the large number of people who are shot and do not die, and critically important stretches of peace.

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:20:01 EDT

A Japanese registry has identified a blind spot in the routine care of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Serum bicarbonate levels are rarely measured, leaving metabolic acidosis largely undetected and hence, undertreated.