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Credit: Alexa M Schmitz/Yang Bai Centuries ago, the ancient networks of the Silk Road facilitated a political and economic openness...

Human noroviruses – the leading viral cause of acute diarrhea around the world – have been difficult to study because...

New Rochelle, NY, May 12, 2016–Combining the therapeutic potential and advantages of existing oligonucleotide-based approaches to turn off disease-related genes,...

Credit: Department of Neuropathology, TMDU Study led by Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) identifies crucial protein that rescues progression...

A large achievement gap between dyslexic and typical readers is already present at first grade and persists throughout school; therefore,...

Credit: Photo courtesy HIPRA Rowan University, in conjunction with Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and Senate President Steve Sweeney, is pleased...

Credit: Gabrielle Larocque Scientists develop method to create endocytosis on demand System using a chemical and light likened to 'hotwiring'...

We might think of living organisms as typically having two sets of chromosomes—one from mom and one from dad. But...

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – May 9, 2017 – UT Southwestern research investigating the blood glucose-regulatory actions of the hormone...

Credit: Children's National Health System Doctors and researchers have long known that the level of stress patients experience is inversely...

Credit: Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, NIAID A molecule naturally produced by the immune system protects mice and monkeys against Zika...

Credit: ©National Institute of Genetics (NIG) Have you ever wondered why just seeing food can make your mouth start to...

Credit: Greenpeace DURHAM, N.C. — China's plan to ramp up production of new chemicals and synthetic fuels made from coal...

IMAGE: UCLA scientists discovered a treasure trove of drug targets for new autism therapies in this part of the cell....

Credit: HSS A new study published today in the HSS Journal, the leading journal on musculoskeletal research, found the incidence...

A study of more than 400 adults with prehypertension, or stage 1 high blood pressure, found that combining a low-salt...

Credit: XU Yunyuan The ability of plants to tolerate chilling stress is fundamental in determining the growing season and geographical...

From middle-age, the brains of obese individuals display differences in white matter similar to those in lean individuals ten years...

New Rochelle, May 31, 2016–An innovative model for determining a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) overcomes many...

Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA – A new treatment for a rare and often incurable condition called dermatomyositis (DM) reduced the...