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A new study by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) found...

(Phoenix, Ariz, Oct. 13, 2017) -- Research by Jue Wang, MD, at the University of Arizona Cancer Center at Dignity...

Credit: Sameer Khan/Fotobuddy Our genomes help to determine who we are - the countless variations between individuals that encode the...

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Oct. 12, 2017 -- Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) has awarded a $2.5 million SU2C CatalystR grant...

Credit: University of Rochester Medical Center A new study is believed to be the first to describe the unique role...

Credit: Maria Matveeva Scientists from RUDN University have synthesized a number of new cytotoxic substances - the ones that can...

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 13, 2017-Researchers have reported a method for successfully removing the...

A new study into the genetics underlying restless legs syndrome has identified 13 previously-unknown genetic risk variants, while helping inform...

People who are overweight cut their life expectancy by two months for every extra kilogramme of weight they carry, research...

Almost as large as a Smart car, giant sea bass can weigh more than 500 pounds and grow longer than...

Scientists have shown that ocean clams and worms are releasing a significant amount of potentially harmful greenhouse gas into the...

The Case Center for Synchrotron Biosciences has been awarded second prize in the 2017 Sharing Research Resources Award by the...

Credit: Yale University By the time multiple sclerosis (MS) is diagnosed in children, it may be difficult to prevent the...

Researchers at Nanjing University and their collaborators have found that NatD, which mediates N-alpha-terminal acetylation (Nt-acetylation) of histone H4, promotes...

A nine-year joint research project conducted by VIB, KU Leuven and VUB has led to a crucial breakthrough in cancer...

Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Seizure disorders -- including epilepsy -- are associated with pathological hyperexcitability in brain neurons. Unfortunately,...

McGill University researchers have discovered a cellular mechanism that may contribute to the breakdown of communication between neurons in Alzheimer's...

Credit: Photo by Tyler D. Hoskins A study published recently in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry found that Blanchard's cricket frogs...

Researchers investigating whether liquid water could exist on Mars have provided new insight into the limits of life on the...

Credit: Photo: Mikael Sejr For the first time, ocean data from Northeast Greenland reveals the long-term impact of the melting...