A private company was thanked by cops for helping identify a suspect in the Faith Hedgepeth case. But is law enforcement’s use of public DNA databases ethical? This is the N&O’s special report.

Despite a plethora of interventions, including diet, exercise, and medications, obesity continues to be a significant health problem. The fight against obesity currently involves substantial trial-and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . From bariatric surgery to lifestyle interventions to medications, there are several options available for ...

Digital phenotyping approaches that collect and analyze Smartphone-user data on locations, activities, and even feelings - combined with machine learning to recognize patterns and make predictions ...

As areas of land continue to decrease, farmers worldwide are facing the daunting challenge of growing more crops. At the current rate, food production needs to rise by 50-98% by 2050 just to achieve ...

Consider this situation: A family member starts avoiding social gatherings, doesn’t respond to messages quickly, becomes isolated for long periods of time, and stays online late at night becoming ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of syndromes which depict common general symptoms, but differ in several more detailed aspects. It is characterized by airway obstruction, ...

High-throughput phenotyping has significantly advanced plant data collection in agriculture. However, challenges arise when accurately segmenting overlapping plants in field images.Current methods, ...

A plant phenotyping project has been funded through the Wyoming Innovation Partnership Program that will equip the facility of a camera platform on a movable gantry system. Users will be able to ...