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Barcelona, Spain: Obesity is on the rise throughout the world, and in some developed countries two-third of the adult population...

Inside each ovarian tumor, there are good cells and bad cells. A new paper explains their roles: The bad cells...

The American Heart Association has awarded a new University of Texas at Arlington assistant professor of kinesiology a $308,000, four-year...

PHILADELPHIA – The mistaken activation of certain cell-surface receptors contributes to a variety of human cancers. Knowing more about the...

Credit: TECHNOLOGY Heart failure (HF) continues to pose a significant burden on our society. One of the most common heart...

In a White House ceremony May 19, President Barack Obama presented the National Medal of Science to Mary-Claire King, University...

Credit: TECHNOLOGY Dr. S. Roccabianca and Dr. T.R. Bush, researchers from Michigan State University compiled an extensive review of the...

Bathing a patient in LED light may someday offer a new way to locate tumors, according to Rice University researchers....

Credit: Protein & Cell A team led by researchers from Tianjin University (P.R. China) has solved the structure of the...

Every year, 200,000 women worldwide are diagnosed with ovarian cancer, often in its late stages. Ovarian cancer is very hard...

The group of Russian and French researchers, with the participation of scientists from the Lomonosov Moscow State University, has succeeded...

Montreal, May 20 2016 – A type of brain cell known as microglia plays a key role in reducing the...

Many breast cancers are marked by a lack of HOXA5 protein, a gene product known to control cell differentiation and...

A special kind of immune cell serves as an intermediary between gut bacteria and the brain. Dr. Susanne Wolf of...

Why people on immunosuppressant drugs for autoimmune conditions have a higher incidence of an often-fatal brain disease may be linked...

New research demonstrates the effectiveness of ketamine to treat depression in a mouse model of the disease and brings together...

PHILADELPHIA – A 24-hour rhythm of cellular detoxification in flies and mammals is coordinated by a neuropeptide that also drives...

Credit: The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research Patients with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) can look forward to...

BAR HARBOR, MAINE – Wound healing is not a one-size-fits-all process. MDI Biological Laboratory Assistant Professor, Vicki P. Losick, Ph.D,...

A small number of patients infected by HIV spontaneously control viral replication without antiretroviral therapy, and do not develop the...