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The term "synergy" has gained a reputation as an overused buzzword, but it has a quantifiable definition in pharmacology. Two...

A study has given new insights into how sleep contributes to brain plasticity - the ability for our brain to...

Credit: Photo by Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The lab is calm and quiet, clean and well organized; boxes of...

Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The key weapon against viruses and bacteria that invade the body is production of antibodies,...

Credit: Kasper Røjkjær Andersen Aarhus University scientists have developed miniature antibodies (nanobodies) that can be labelled on certain amino acids....

CLEVELAND--A Case Western Reserve University-led study of a promising medication for people with Down syndrome is going global. Brazilian authorities'...

Credit: Irene Martinez-Martinez When a person is injured, blood clotting is essential. However, once the danger has passed, it is...

Credit: Associate Professor Mikako Fujita With the successful suppression of the AIDS virus (HIV) through medication, the focus turns toward...

Credit: John T. Consoli, University of Maryland Communities of bacteria live everywhere: inside our bodies, on our bodies and all...

Credit: Credit: Adam Wilson and Walter Jetz, PLOS Biology, 2016 BUFFALO, N.Y. -- As the Earth's climate changes, shifting weather...

Credit: NGM Bio SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Oct. 2, 2017 - Scientists at NGM Bio have revealed deep insights...

Credit: Megan Lambert, University of York Researchers have discovered that New Caledonian crows and kea parrots can learn about the...

AURORA, Colo. (Oct. 2, 2017) - Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the University of Colorado...

Credit: NA ST. LOUIS, MO, Oct. 2, 2017 - The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, one of the world's largest...

Credit: NA ST. LOUIS, MO, Oct. 2, 2017 - The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, one of the world's largest...

Credit: Kyunghwan Oh, Yonsei University WASHINGTON -- Using DNA from salmon, researchers in South Korea hope to make better biomedical...

Credit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. --- Two recent Northwestern University studies shed new light on the mystery of the leading...

Credit: Frank et al., 2017 Climate policies that target agriculture and forests could lead to increased food prices, but reducing...

Credit: Thomas Marler When plant species are threatened to the point that they reach a designation of Critically Endangered, sustaining...

Credit: Louise Walsh Two herpes simplex viruses infect primates from unknown evolutionary depths. In modern humans these viruses manifest as...