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To work properly, the cells in our body use carrier proteins to control the transport of ions, such as potassium,...

Leesburg, VA, April 25, 2016– Oral presentations delivered by some of the world's most renowned researchers and radiologists were among...

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Low levels of vitamin D in black teens correlates with low activity of a major mechanism for...

A study published today in the journal Nature Cell Biology shows that chronic exposure to an inflammatory "emergency" signal, interleukin-1,...

A gene known as OSMR plays a key role in driving the growth of glioblastoma tumors, according to a new...

WASHINGTON — Seven top international tobacco control experts are prompting regulators at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to...

Writing in the March 28, 2016 issue of Nature Medicine, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine...

In a landmark proof-of-concept experiment, Australian researchers have used a handheld 3D printing pen to ‘draw’ human stem cells in...

Irvine, Calif., April 7, 2016 — While stem cells have shown promise for treating brain regions damaged by cancer radiation...

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological cancer that frequently acquires resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs. Additionally, many patients experience disease relapse,...

Immunotherapy represents an exciting advance in cancer treatment that harnesses the immune system to seek and destroy cancer cells. The...

Researchers at VCU Massey Cancer Center have uncovered a novel function of the gene PLK1 (polo-like kinase 1) that helps...

Tiny structures in our cells, called centrioles, control both cell division and motility. The number of these structures is highly...

(NEW YORK, NY, April 18, 2016) — RAS genes are mutated in more than 30 percent of human cancers and...

BOSTON (April 21, 2016) – Do survivors of childhood cancer return to normal health as they grow up? According to...

New data analyses found no association between anthracycline chemotherapy and greater risk of cognitive decline in breast cancer survivors, according...

PASADENA, Calif., April 21, 2016 –In a new study from Kaiser Permanente, researchers found the use of aromatase inhibitors, hormone-therapy...

LA JOLLA, Calif. – An eight-year-long accrual and analysis of the whole genome sequences of healthy elderly people, or "Wellderly,"...

A targeted therapy for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), the most aggressive form of breast cancer, has shown potential promise in...

More than 3 million Americans suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a condition that usually emerges in childhood and...