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Gain-of-Function Research: A Symposium

Potential Risks and Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research is the summary of a two-day public symposium on Gain of Function (GOF) research. Convened in December 2014 by the National Research Council ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

The Current Understanding of Pre-Pregnancy Weight, Gestational Weight Gain, and the Impacts on Maternal and Child Health: A Workshop

This virtual workshop examined issues related to obesity before, during, and after pregnancy. The webinar featured individual invited speakers and presentations that build on previous topics covered ...
Self

The Surprising Strength Workout Linked to Better Brain Function, According to a Neuroscientist

If the idea of strength training once conjured young men thrusting a barbell or popping out pullups, the tides have since turned: Lifting, even lifting heavy, has finally gained cultural cachet among ...
The Atlantic

RFK Jr.’s Miasma Theory of Health Is Spreading

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Last week, the two top officials at the National Institutes of Health—the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research—debuted a new plan to help ...