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 E-Mail A new strategy for capturing the 3D shape of the human face draws on data from sibling pairs and leads to identification of novel links between facial shape traits and specific locations within the human genome. Hanne Hoskens of the Department of Human Genetics at Katholieke Universiteit in Leuven, Belgium, and colleagues present these findings in the open-access journal PLOS Genetics. The ability to capture the 3D shape of the human face--and how it varies between individuals with di...

Credit: University of Missouri People who work nontraditional work hours, such as 11 p.m.-7 a.m., or the "graveyard" shift, are more likely than people with traditional daytime work schedules to develop a chronic medical condition -- shift work sleep disorder -- that disrupts their sleep. According to researchers at the University of Missouri, people who develop this condition are also three times more likely to be involved in a vehicle accident. "This discovery has many major implications, ...

Dr. Andrew Singleton Dr. Andrew B. Singleton is the director of a new NIH intramural research effort, the Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (CARD). He has been serving as CARD acting director since its construction plan launch in January 2020. He is set to stimulate and lead collaborative research group projects to expand knowledge of the biological mechanisms of Alzheimer’s and related dementias, and to explore methods of treatment and prevention.  “With his decades of experi...

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Meet & Engage Supports 2021 Talent Board Candidate Experience Awards as Gold Sponsor Candidate Experience Awards Recognizes Organizations That Deliver Exceptional Candidate Experience News provided by Share this article SAN FRANCISCO, May 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Talent Board, a non-profit organization focused on the elevation and promotion of a quality candidate experience through its annual recruiting and hiring industry benchmark research, today announced  Meet & Engage, an award-winning c...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Concept and application (e.g., aneurysm embolization) of a double?crosslinked alginate?based hydrogel with tantalum nanopowder (DAT) microfibers continuously spun by an optical?fiber?integrated microfluidic device (OFI?MD). view more  Credit: POSTECH Cerebral aneurysms are malformations caused by abnormalities on the walls of blood vessels in the brain. When these blood vessels rupture, about 30% of the sufferers die on the spot, giving these the rightful label of ticki...

Zaruhy Sara Chitjian Zaruhy Sara Chitjian, a long-time benefactor of Armenian studies programs and devoted supporter of the Asbarez Newspaper passed away on Monday, the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology reported. As a longtime supporter of UCLA and the founder of the Research Program in Armenian Archaeology at the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology. Chitjian lived to see US president Joe Biden officially recognize the Armenian Genocide.  Zaruhy Sara Chitjian, was born in Mexico City in 1933 to...

Parents Are Reluctant to Get Their Children Vaccinated for Covid-19, Poll Shows © Jessica Hill/Associated Press Mass vaccinations in East Hartford, Conn., last month. The American public’s willingness to get a Covid vaccine is reaching a saturation point, a new national poll suggests, one more indication that achieving widespread immunity in the United States is becoming increasingly challenging. Only 9 percent of respondents said they hadn’t yet gotten the shot but intended to do so, ac...

Lauren DoughertyLife & Arts Editor This is a developing news story. The Mercury will update as more information from the University becomes available. A body recovered from Lago de Claire in Irving on April 29 has been confirmed to be that of ECS Research Program Manager Lashun Massey. According to a video posted by the Irving Police Department, Massey’s husband reported her missing in the early morning on Tuesday, April 27, after she failed to return home from her daily walk. Two witnesses s...