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Normal household waste is collected and disposed of by waste collectors, and a similar process occurs in cells to remove damaged and potentially harmful proteins....

Scientists have discovered that gene therapy and the diabetes drug metformin may be potential treatments for late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD), a rare, blinding eye disease....

First patient-specific zebrafish model for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathyCredit: Sarah Kamel, copyright Hubrecht Institute First patient-specific zebrafish model for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy The research groups of Jeroen Bakkers...

AUSTIN, TEXAS – UT Austin structural biologist Jason McLellan, Ph.D., is the recipient of the 2022 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Medicine from TAMEST...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—December 8, 2021—It’s surprisingly hard to tell when a brain cell is dead. Neurons that appear inactive and fragmented under the microscope can...

We are one of the most medicated generations of humans to live on our planet. Cardiometabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes, obesity, and coronary artery...

Greenwood, SC (December 8, 2021) – Greenwood Genetic Center (GGC) researchers are reporting the discovery of a mechanism that contributes to the tissue phenotypes seen...

Humor appreciation in kids may depend on age and sex, according to brain imaging researchCredit: Margaret Weir, Unsplash, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) Humor appreciation in kids may...

In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number of genomic variants that are strongly associated with blood lipid levels...

By chemically analyzing sequential samples from the baleen of dead whales, it is possible to read not only the history of the diet, but also...

Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University clarify the role of cell receptor PQBP1 in brain inflammation induced by the neurodegenerative disease protein TauCredit: Department...

CHAPEL HILL, NC—Researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have taken a major step forward in melding two key methods for studying breast cancer: one...

Debilitating cluster headaches commonly begin in childhood, but patients are not typically diagnosed until they are adults, according to research from The University of Texas...

Ithaca, NY—For thousands  of years, people have been keeping wild birds. It is often a deeply ingrained part of the culture. One of the more...

A team of researchers led by the National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition (NIBIOHN) and Osaka University established a new method to measure...