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Credit: Dan Addison | University of Virginia Communications This much is clear: The tiny bacteria that live on and inside...

Credit: Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson Two shelves in Wilfred Chen's office are lined with "Star Wars" movie memorabilia. Not...

INRS is hosting the second International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processes for Energy, Environment and Health (iCAMP-2018). In its...

Older adults are at risk for both impaired oral health and malnutrition, according to a study by Rutgers University researchers....

Scientists at Tel Aviv University have discovered a critical 48-hour cycle that is responsible for synchronizing the biological mechanisms that...

Credit: Alexandra L. Nguyen Three proteins regulate each other with surprising twists and turns in female mouse eggs, a finding...

Credit: Monash University New research from Monash University and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre has found a previously overlooked group...

Credit: The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center A new survey shows that although nearly 60 percent of breastfeeding mothers...

(Philadelphia, PA) - Researchers have discovered that inhibiting CDK9, a DNA transcription regulator, reactivates genes that have been epigenetically silenced...

Credit: Samara University A team of scholars of Samara National Research University and Samara State Medical University as well as...

Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have discovered how the growth of milk-producing...

The mechanisms that orchestrate the functions of our bodies and keep us healthy are quite complex, involving critical molecular components...

Weight loss surgery for obese women prevents womb cancer. A study of women who had gastric sleeve or bypass surgery...

Credit: Ellen Hutti/Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS - Despite improved survival rates among cancer patients, the risk of death by...

The influenza virus can evolve resistance to an anti-flu drug currently in development for use in pandemics but only if...

Credit: Isabel Richter How does labelling products and putting up signs in stores affect consumer choices, especially if you are...

A trial for a new gene therapy, known as AXO-Lenti-PD, aimed at improving the supply of dopamine in the brains...

Credit: Gustavo A. Orozco Knee joint injuries are typically related to sports, such as football, rugby or ice hockey, but...

Credit: Caltech One of the biggest challenges facing synthetic chemists is how to make molecules of only a particular "handedness."...

Credit: Kamada R. et al., PNAS, September 25, 2018 The innate immune system may be able to be trained to...