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“This nanoformulation approach allows us to make vaccines against new diseases in only seven days, allowing the potential to deal...

Cells contain thousands of messenger RNA molecules, which carry copies of DNA’s genetic instructions to the rest of the cell....

Rats given midazolam, an anti-anxiety medication, were less likely to free trapped companions because the drug lessened their empathy, according...

A Japanese research team have applied a method used in human genetic analysis to rice and rapidly discovered four new...

HOUSTON – (June 23, 2016) – A team led by Rice University scientists has improved the production of a potent...

Kwanghun (KC) Chung, investigator of neuroscience at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, core faculty of the Institute for...

Driverless cars pose a quandary when it comes to safety. These autonomous vehicles are programmed with a set of safety...

Case reports on 13 cancer patients suggest that a small number of cancer patients taking the immunotherapy drugs ipilimumab and...

What if lost limbs could be regrown? Cancers detected early with blood or urine tests, instead of invasive biopsies? Drugs...

The implementation of state prescription drug monitoring programs was associated with the prevention of approximately one opioid-related overdose death every...

Boston, MA – In a large study conducted by at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), researchers found an association between...

HODGKIN lymphoma patients can be spared the serious side effects of chemotherapy thanks to high-tech scans that can predict the...

Credit: Courtesy of Tangible Media Group/MIT Media Lab These days, it may seem as if 3-D printers can spit out...

Bladder cancer is a frequent disease affecting approximately 1,900 persons in Denmark annually. A high number of these patients only...

The body’s defences detect and eliminate not only pathogens but also tumour cells. Natural killer cells (NK-Cells) are specifically activated...

A new procedure developed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) may revolutionize the culturing of adult stem cells. In their report...

Cholera outbreaks are on the rise. To prevent and control them, three oral cholera vaccines are currently approved by WHO....

HOUSTON – (June 16, 2016) – The absence of one specific species of gut bacteria causes social deficits in mice,...

New research suggests that mothers who eat high-fat, high-sugar diets can predispose multiple generations to metabolic problems, even if their...

Researchers have unlocked secrets of our ancient immune system, a major scientific advance which could help scientists and clinicians in...