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Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Results of a new study from epidemiologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and...

Credit: Chan et al., Gradinaru Lab Viruses have evolved to be highly effective vehicles for delivering genes into cells. Seeking...

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(June 26, 2017) Salk scientists have developed a new high-throughput technique to determine which proteins in...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Many cognitive processes, such as decision-making, take place within seconds or minutes. Neuroscientists have longed to capture...

One would think that too much iron is too much iron - whether it is ingested from particular foods or...

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 26, 2017 -- The art of video has proven to be truly revolutionary for informing the public...

The disappearance of a large part of the terrestrial megafauna such as saber-toothed cat and the mammoth during the ice...

And to think it was all right there in her garage. A load of boxes pulled from biologist Dale Straughan's...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 26, 2017)--With age comes a greater risk of depression, especially in women. With 15% of the female...

Most patients suffering liver toxicity due to medications or herbal or dietary supplements recover from the acute liver injury without...

June 26, 2017 - Activity monitors or fitness trackers are fun and informative gadgets to help track daily physical activity....

The first results from a functional genetic catalogue of the laboratory mouse has been shared with the biomedical research community,...

Credit: Center for Integration of Science and Industry Despite dramatic reductions in the death rate from cardiovascular disease, which includes...

Many genes linked to late-onset Alzheimer's disease (AD) are expressed in myeloid cells and regulated by a single protein, according...

Credit: Professor Hidetoshi Arima Autophagy is a natural cellular mechanism that plays an important role in cellular homeostasis by removing...

Credit: CHEST GLENVIEW, IL, June 26, 2017 - Sepsis presents a major challenge for health care providers, especially in low-income...

The sex of animals frequently has an effect in biomedical research and therefore should be considered in the study of...

Credit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center A lack of sleep doesn't just leave you cranky and spoiling for...

Credit: CHEST GLENVIEW, IL, June 26, 2017 - Sepsis presents a major challenge for health care providers, especially in low-income...

Gay men and Lesbians who don't feel socially supported feel less secure about their retirement than heterosexual adults, a study...