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New research published today uncovers how the blood cancer 'steals' parts of surrounding healthy bone marrow cells to thrive, in...

A fusion gene occurs when a chromosomal break brings two separate genes together into a new functioning gene. So far,...

WASHINGTON -- The 2001 New York State Medicaid expansion -- what is considered a precursor to the Affordable Care (ACA)...

Credit: Jennifer Harden If you want to do something about global warming, look under your feet. Managed well, soil's ability...

In the latest issue, it can again be seen that consumers often underestimate risks which are classified as health-relevant from...

Increased agricultural production has likely led to loss, fragmentation, and degradation of flower-rich habitats for pollinators. To counteract these negative...

Prehistoric humans are likely to have formed mating networks to avoid inbreeding Early humans seem to have recognised the dangers...

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA - (Oct. 5, 2017) Salk Institute Assistant Professor Eiman Azim has been named an NIH...

Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 5, 2017 - In the largest study of twins in schizophrenia research to date, researchers at the...

PHILADELPHIA--(October 5, 2017)--The Wistar Institute, an international leader in biomedical research in the fields of cancer, immunology and infectious diseases,...

Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Bananas and avocados -- foods that are rich in potassium -- may help protect against...

A powerful new way of analysing how drugs interact with molecules in the body could aid the design of better...

AMHERST, Mass. - The National Institutes of Health announced today that microbiologist Sloan Siegrist at the University of Massachusetts Amherst...

One major challenge in cancer research is developing robust pre-clinical models for new therapies, ones that will accurately reflect a...

A result that will help in the future diagnosis of children with neurodevelopmental disorders, such as intellectual disability, autism or...

Researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Harvard Medical School and MIT have designed a smart bandage that could eventually heal...

Though it's found around the world, it's easy to overlook the common liverwort - the plant can fit in the...

ITHACA, N.Y. - A new test allows accurate, rapid testing for Salmonella, a bacteria that is one of the leading...

Brazilian researchers at the University of São Paulo's Bioscience Institute (IB-USP) are starting to unravel the molecular mechanisms by which...

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--New discoveries about the mechanism responsible for heat generation in the body related to fat tissue...