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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...

Credit: Smithsonian Institution Jellyfish sting swimmers, clog fishing nets, and in high numbers can close beaches. But despite their nuisance...

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- By mimicking the eye of the mantis shrimp, Illinois researchers have...

Led by Jean-Christophe Marine (VIB-KU Leuven), a team of researchers has tracked down the cellular origin of cutaneous melanoma, the...

A drug isolated from a marine pest holds promise for treating some of the world's nastiest diseases, and researchers would...

In the first study of its kind, an international team of genomics researchers has identified new regions of the human...

Credit: Keck School of Medicine of USC/Linya Wang A Keck School of Medicine of USC research team has identified how...

Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, Mass. - They call it the "hairy ball." It's an unflattering name for two-dimensional...

Credit: Artwork by Kate Isenberg (www.kateisenberg.com) PHILADELPHIA --The fundamental mechanisms governing how cells form an identity such as becoming a...

October 12, 2017, Cleveland: Back-to-back discoveries from Cleveland Clinic demonstrate for the first time how a testosterone-related genetic abnormality can...

Retinoblastoma is a tumor of the retina that generally affects children under 5 years of age. If not diagnosed early,...

A new study by American Cancer Society investigators finds workers at organizations with fewer than 25 employees are less likely...