Rutgers University scientists have discovered the three-dimensional structure of a gene-specific transcription activation complex, providing the first structural and mechanistic ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan parasite about five microns long, infects a third of the world’s population. Ingested ...

SALT LAKE CITY, June 9, 2016 – When new AIDS virus particles bud from an infected cell, an enzyme named ...

Cancer stem cells are like zombies — even after a tumor is destroyed, they can keep coming back. These cells ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report they have developed an experimental laboratory test that accurately clocks the “speed” of human brain ...

New research explains why so many biological networks, including the human brain (a network of neurons), exhibit a hierarchical structure, ...

Candida yeasts normally live on human skin and mucous membranes without causing disease. In individuals with a weakened immune system, ...

In a recent development, scientists at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research report that damage to DNA can be induced ...

PHILADELPHIA – Evidence of DNA "scrunching" may one day lead to a new class of drugs against viruses, according to ...

Credit: University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified a ...

Human parthenogenetic stem cells, derived from unfertilized oocytes, can be used without destroying potentially viable human embryos to generate unlimited ...

Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Calcium ion batteries (CIBs) have attracted much attention as next-generation ...

HOUSTON – (June 7, 2016) – A gap-toothed peptide created by bioengineers at Rice University may be an efficient way ...

Credit: Max Hirte / TUM Nature provides mankind with a wide variety of valuable bioactive agents ranging from vitamins over ...

New Rochelle, NY, June 7, 2016–Using an automated insulin feedback controller as part of an overnight closed-loop (OCL) control system ...

Reston, Va. – A recent pilot study reported in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine found that ...

JUPITER, FL – June 7, 2016 – Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have been ...

Philadelphia, PA, June 8, 2016 – A new technology suitable for practical clinical testing can detect KRAS gene mutations in ...

Credit: Jonathan Cohen/Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY – A new disposable battery that folds like an origami ninja star could power ...

Through a detailed study of leukaemia cells from more than 200 children, a research group at Lund University in Sweden ...