Credit: ECDC/European Centre for Disease prevention and Control The incidence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has been steadily increasing...

Credit: Brent et al., 2017 Researchers have identified a pheromone released by female insects after mating that tells males exactly...

Credit: Watanabe M., et al. eLIFE, July 11, 2017. Type XVII collagen (COL17) is found to regulate the proliferation of...

Credit: Dr Jo Durgan, Babraham Institute Cell cannibalism in tumour samples has been observed for over a century, yet this...

Credit: Kyoto University iCeMS For the first time, a synthetic compound has been made that can bind to DNA in...

Credit: University of Southern California Here's another reason to start the day with a cup of joe: Scientists have found...

Medical Expenditures Rise in Most Categories Except Primary Care Physicians and Home Health Care In recent years, US medical expenditures...

Fanconi anemia is a rare genetic disease characterized by hematologic symptoms that include low platelet count and unusually large red...

A research team has revealed the intrinsic gene expression patterns of glioblastoma (GBM) tumors, insights that could drive more effective...

(Portland, Ore.) July 10, 2017 - NASA has awarded a four-year, $283,000 grant to Portland State University engineering professor Ed...

Credit: KAIST Synapses connected by various synaptic adhesion molecules are communication spaces between neurons for transmitting information. Among various synaptic...

Credit: Peter Zwart, Berkeley Lab Understanding the 3D molecular structure of important nanoobjects like proteins and viruses is crucial in...

Credit: Robert Boston Doctors can't predict who will develop Type 1 diabetes, a chronic autoimmune disease in which one's own...

In recent years, US medical expenditures have outpaced inflation and are notably higher than those of other developed countries. A...