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Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(June 6, 2017) Neurons have long enjoyed the spotlight in neuroscience--and for good reason: they are...

Chicago...A study published in Molecular Cancer Research reveals that a tumor suppressor gene p16 is turned off by a histone...

Credit: Graphic by Asier Larramendi Eskorza and Julie McMahon CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- New research reveals that a species of giant...

Before new nanoparticles or other nanomedicines can be injected into the human body, a whole series of tests must be...

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and New America Media (NAM) have selected 18 distinguished reporters for the next cohort...

Credit: Image courtesy of Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that cancer cells appear to...

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, June 6, 2017 -- Reactions is back with another round of chemistry life hacks....

Credit: Johns Hopkins University When trying to be heard over noise, humans and animals raise their voices. It's a split-second...

A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicates that the customary pembrolizumab dose for treatment...

Delirium is a medical term for "sudden confusion." It is an abrupt, rapid change in mental function and can cause...

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 6, 2017--Based on the encouraging safety data that has emerged...

Credit: L. Alferink and S. Darwish Murad Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 6, 2017 - Chronic liver diseases rank as the...

Apexian Pharmaceuticals Inc., a biotechnology company focused on developing novel compounds to treat cancer, has licensed all available patented and...

Two new studies of progressive, neurodegenerative diseases linked to defects in cells' mitochondria offer hope for developing a new biomarker...

Credit: Brian W. van Wilgen Along with urban and agricultural encroachment and pollution mitigation, managing invasive alien species is a...

Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 6, 2017) - With age, the form and function of our bones and muscles...

Credit: Florida Atlantic University Sales of the essential oil copaiba are increasing, at least in part, because more than 54...

It's estimated that nearly 30 percent of the 38.2 million people aged 65 or older in this country receive some...

Credit: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. - Police officers on the afternoon shift are twice as likely to report being...

The cell surface of a common soil bacteria (Streptomyces sp.) is not only hydrophobic but it protects the organism from...