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Justin Jackson

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Justin has been covering science news as a host of This Week in Science (TWIS podcast) since 2004. The weekly program brings a slightly irreverent, yet fervently pro-science perspective to recent research across all scientific subjects. While he has previously worked in biotech research labs running fermentation experiments and in genomics labs running next-generation sequencers, Justin’s first love of science is in communicating the stories to a wider audience. Justin joins the Science X team

Articles by Justin Jackson

Medical Xpress / Full recovery after a child's concussion may take longer than previously thought

University of Montreal-led research has found that children who sustain concussion may need three months or longer to be considered optimally recovered across physical, cognitive, socioemotional, and resilience domains.

Apr 7, 2025
Medical Xpress / Obesity severity tied to increased risk across 16 common conditions

Johns Hopkins University-led research has found that obesity, particularly severe obesity, is strongly associated with the incidence of 16 common health outcomes. Associations remained consistent across sex and racial groups. ...

Apr 6, 2025
Medical Xpress / Marriage linked to higher dementia risk in older adults, 18-year study finds

Florida State University College of Medicine and University of Montpellier researchers found that older adults who were divorced or never married had a lower risk of developing dementia over an 18-year period compared to ...

Apr 4, 2025
Phys.org / Certain sunflower strains can be induced to form seeds without pollination

Syngenta Biotechnology China-led research, with partners in the U.S., France, the UK, Chile, the Netherlands, Argentina, and across China, has discovered that sunflowers can form viable haploid seeds through parthenogenesis ...

Apr 4, 2025
Medical Xpress / Cocoa extract fails to prevent age-related vision loss, clinical trial finds

Brigham and Women's Hospital-led research reports no significant long-term benefit of cocoa flavanol supplementation in preventing age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The paper is published in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology.

Apr 3, 2025
Medical Xpress / Neuroscientific model of near-death experiences finds consistent physiological pattern

A multidisciplinary team led by the University of Liège has proposed a unified neuroscientific model explaining the mechanisms behind near-death experiences (NDEs), drawing on converging empirical findings across neurobiology, ...

Apr 2, 2025
Medical Xpress / Could birth control raise depression risk in new mothers?

Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet and collaborating Danish universities have conducted statistical research suggesting that starting hormonal contraceptive (HC) use postpartum is associated with a 49% higher risk ...

Apr 2, 2025
Medical Xpress / Implant-derived metals found in cerebrospinal fluid

Research led by Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin has found that metal particles from artificial joint implants can enter the central nervous system and accumulate in cerebrospinal fluid, raising concerns about potential ...

Apr 1, 2025
Medical Xpress / Protective gene found to preserve mitochondria during kidney disease progression

Research led by Children's Hospital of Fudan University in China has found that a gene called pancreatic progenitor cell differentiation and proliferation factor (PPDPF) helps protect kidney cells by supporting enzymes involved ...

Apr 1, 2025
Phys.org / Ancient tombs in Anatolia suggest reverence for youth preceded elite burials

University College London, the University of Central Lancashire, Ege University, and other institutions have discovered that radical inequality existed in burial practices among teenagers in Early Bronze Age Anatolia, predating ...

Apr 1, 2025
Medical Xpress / Wearable brain stimulation device could make on-the-go therapeutics a reality

Researchers at the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a compact, battery-powered brain stimulation device capable of delivering therapeutic magnetic pulses while a person is walking ...

Mar 31, 2025
Phys.org / Horses, donkeys and zebras have adaptations that break normal genomic rules

A genetic mutation in horses that would typically halt protein production has become a molecular asset. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University and Vanderbilt University have identified a rare instance of genetic recoding ...

Mar 31, 2025
Medical Xpress / Fecal transplants from elite athletes improve metabolic health in mice

University of Rennes researchers have discovered that transplanting gut microbiota from elite athletes into mice improves mouse insulin sensitivity and increases their muscle glycogen stores.

Mar 31, 2025
Medical Xpress / Human retinal stem-like cells with potential to repair vision loss discovered

Wenzhou Medical University and collaborating institutions have identified a population of human neural retinal stem-like cells able to regenerate retinal tissue and support visual recovery.

Mar 28, 2025
Phys.org / Assumptions about genomic diversity may create conservation illusions of population health

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found that the critically endangered regent honeyeater faces hidden genetic risks while still retaining relatively high genetic diversity, risks that become apparent when combining ...

Mar 27, 2025