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How does a cell “decide” what type of cell to become? The question of “cell fate” has been explored for...

Inhibiting an important signaling pathway in brain-resident immune cells may calm brain inflammation and thereby slow the disease process in...

Hamilton, ON (April 14, 2022) – A study at McMaster University has found that brown adipose tissue (BAT) is less...

In 2019, a landmark report gave the world its first report card on biodiversity loss. There was one crystal clear...

HOUSTON ― Combining a retrospective analysis of clinical records with in-depth laboratory studies, researchers at The University of Texas MD...

The first large-scale study of its kind has uncovered more than 4,000 years’ worth of distinctive foraging behaviour in a...

In patients with familial adenomatous polyposis, a genetic disease predisposing to colon cancer, mutations of the APC gene induce the...

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have announced a significant advance in our understanding of epilepsy, as they have identified a potential...

DURHAM, N.H.—Sponges in coral reefs, less flashy than their coral neighbors but important to the overall health of reefs, are...

In a new study, providers of care to transgender youth were against the rising tide of legislation restricting participation of...

When cities transform into a colorful world of lights as darkness falls, it’s often only possible to estimate their contours,...

What’s the link between social life and brain structure? Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, the Stem Cell and Brain...

Alternative splicing is a fundamental biological process that allows cells to make many different types of mRNAs and proteins from...

 According to the World Health Organization, more than 1 billion people are infected with parasitic helminths worldwide, but the prevention...

Leesburg, VA, April 13, 2022—According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), noncancerous imaging markers on chest CT performed before...

Philadelphia, April 13, 2022 – Researchers have found that treating prostate cancer cells with novel cyclin-dependent kinase 19 (CDK19) and...

Philadelphia, April 13, 2022—Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have shown that a targeted treatment they developed is effective...

New research from The University of Manchester, in collaboration with Kenyan conservationists and scientists, has examined data from the Critically...

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an anthropogenic chemical used as a raw material for plastics such as polycarbonate and epoxy resins,...

CLEVELAND—About 5,000 children and teens in the United States are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes each year, and the rate...