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Unravelling how instructions for new life are readCredit: Dr Melanie Eckersley-Maslin, Babraham Institute Key points: Researchers identify factors responsible for...

Physically active men who are not overweight but who have a relatively high waist-stature ratio are more likely to develop...

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine One of the main obstacles to successfully treating breast cancer is the cells' ability to...

Drug approved for lymphoma and multiple myeloma may reduce fibrosis and immunosuppression A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has...

Largest phages ever found in humans target bacteria associated with hunter-gatherer diets Viruses plague bacteria just as viruses like influenza...

The University of Illinois at Chicago has received a $12 million contract from the National Institutes of Health to continue...

When women medical school faculty make a few percent less per year than men, that means many tens of thousands...

Credit: Stand Up To Cancer SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Jan. 28, 2019 - Stand Up To Cancer announced here today...

Researchers identify faulty 'brake' that interferes with heart muscle's ability to contract and relax Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most...

Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have shown that a protein called midkine, a member of the class of signaling...

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A fusion gene is a new gene made by joining parts of two different genes....

That cute lemur selfie you shared may be fueling the illegal pet trade in MadagascarCredit: Photo courtesy of Pet Lemur...

NIH-funded study links brain activity related to associative learning with PTSD symptom severity A study has shed light on the...

Rohan Fernandes, PhD, is leading a team in investigating the efficacy of a nanoimmunotherapy ensemble in treating cancer WASHINGTON (Jan....

SUPRAVACC project is based on a modular concept using individual molecular building blocks for the preparation of fully synthetic vaccinesCredit:...

Many complex systems in biology can be conceptualized as networks. This perspective helps researchers understand how biological systems work on...

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, January 28, 2019--A first-in-human study with a new class of antisense...

Compounds show promise in treating acute myeloid leukemiaCredit: (Purdue Research Foundation image/Hope Sale) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Researchers have been...

Credit: Giovanni Ciriello (UNIL) Inside the cell, DNA is tightly wrapped around proteins and packed in a complex, 3D structure...

Credit: University of Tennessee, Knoxville Prescription opioids may be negatively affecting labor force participation and unemployment nationwide, according to findings...