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How scientists are hacking the genetic code to give proteins new powers go.nature.com/43TWbRJ

Most of today’s psychotherapies were developed in and for the Western world. Researchers hope that tailoring treatments for Asian Americans will improve mental health outcomes. NEW ✍️ Diana Kwon knowablemagazine.org/article/mind/2…

"Some existing mental health treatments did appear to be effective for Asian Americans, but culturally adapting therapies could lead to greater benefits." h/t: Diana Kwon Knowable knowablemagazine.org/article/mind/2…

Asian Americans are one of least likely groups to seek help for mental health issues. In my latest Knowable Magazine piece, I explore what researchers and clinicians are trying to do to address this problem: knowablemagazine.org/article/mind/2…

To better serve Asian Americans, Assoc Prof @DorisFChang & colleagues developed a mental health treatment that integrates principles of Taoism into traditional CBT. Learn more about it & other tailored treatments in Diana Kwon’s article in Knowable Magazine. knowablemagazine.org/article/mind/2…

New chemistries, novel materials, genetic isolation and more -- how scientists are exploiting genetic code redundancy to give proteins new powers. #syntheticbiology By Diana Kwon go.nature.com/3PySmgC

Stray pieces of RNA floating in the blood of a pregnant person can provide a glimpse of which genes are active at the time. This knowledge, researchers are finding, can help doctors identify risk of premature birth & other complications. NEW✍️Diana Kwon knowablemagazine.org/article/health…

"People with narcissism 'may be grandiose or self-loathing, extraverted or socially isolated, captains of industry or unable to maintain steady employment, model citizens or prone to antisocial activities.'" #longreads Scientific American Diana Kwon scientificamerican.com/article/what-i…

Even among Asian Americans with diagnosable mental health problems, only about 25% seek mental health services, compared to around 50% of white Americans. Researchers & clinicians hope to address this gap. ✍️ Diana Kwon & republished BrainFacts.org brainfacts.org/diseases-and-d…

Cyberattacks can leave researchers without the ability to work for months--or longer. And they're on the rise. “You’ve got to assume now that your systems are going to be hit with a ransomware attack," says harjinder lallie My latest in nature: nature.com/articles/d4158…

Mitochondria appear to ratchet up their activity when life is going well and tamp it down during hard times trib.al/A1Auq2Y

Our experiences may influence how well our mitochondria produce energy. My latest in @SciAm about a fascinating study by Caroline Trumpff et al that provides new evidence of the power of the mind-body connection. scientificamerican.com/article/life-e…

Caroline Trumpff's research linking positive and negative psychosocial experiences with brain mitochondria, beautifully presented by the talented Diana Kwon scientificamerican.com/article/life-e…

“There’s a whole spectrum of AI use, from completely human-written to completely AI-written—and in the middle, there’s this vast wasteland of confusion." Jonathan Bailey My latest in nature about what the explosive uptake of genAI means for academia: nature.com/articles/d4158…

Debate rages over Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab as UK limits approval go.nature.com/4dxY7nJ

I want to be more optimistic about #HIV vaccine & cure, but having covered both, I'm afraid I can't be. Still, treatment that keeps people healthy w/near-normal life expectancy & ~100% effective prevention tools is better than we have for most diseases. 1/ nature.com/articles/d4158…

GenAI has given fraudsters a powerful new way of making fake images. My latest in nature looks at what people are doing to try to stop this problem from spiraling out of control: nature.com/articles/d4158…

Generative-AI technologies can create convincing scientific data with ease — publishers and integrity specialists fear a torrent of faked science go.nature.com/4eglIsE

Poorly performing antibodies have plagued biomedical sciences for decades. Several fresh initiatives hope to change this go.nature.com/3NYdY42