Findings point to potential treatment strategiesCredit: National Eye Institute National Eye Institute scientists led a collaborative study and zeroed in on genes associated with age-related...
The search for new genetic causes of cancer continues Rare mutations in the NTHL1 gene, previously associated with colorectal cancer, also cause breast cancer and...
Credit: Mattias Pettersson A helicase, Pfh1, can thanks to several different mechanisms protect the genome from DNA obstacles and damages associated with cancer. This is...
RUDN biochemists found a way to reduce the activity of telomerase (the enzyme of cell immortality) 10 timesCredit: Natalia Deryugina RUDN biochemists found a way...
Credit: David Butman/University of Washington The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet. One consequence of that trend is the...
UCLA-led research could be step toward new therapy for hard-to-treat brain cancer A UCLA-led study suggests that for people with recurrent glioblastoma, administering an immunotherapy...
To unravel programmed cell death pathways, investigators examine a molecule deemed unimportant, and find new functionCredit: John Dowling, Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University)....
When these tiny pieces of plastics are ingested by marine organisms, they may accumulate and be transferred up the food chainCredit: National University of Singapore...
Credit: Ravikrishnan Jayakumar Before the age of GPS, humans had to orient themselves without on-screen arrows pointing down an exact street, but rather, by memorizing...
Injectable sponge-like gel enhances the quantity and quality of T-cellsCredit: Harvard University Bone marrow transplants, also known as hematopoietic stem cell transplants, are life-saving treatments...
Fears around leaving infectious diseases untreated and poorly enforced antibiotic supply controls could hamper efforts to reduce the use of antibiotics in low to middle...
When antibiotics are used to treat bacteria susceptible to them, the treatment usually works. Nevertheless, the antibiotic chosen is sometimes ineffective. One of the reasons...
Findings from NIH-funded study could combat undernutrition in poor areas of the worldCredit: Image courtesy of Nancy Krebs, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora,...
An antibody-based treatment can gently and effectively eliminate diseased blood-forming stem cells in the bone marrow to prepare for the transplantation of healthy stem cells,...
Experimental drug shows promise for simultaneously treating inflammation and heart disease in experimental modelsCredit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(Feb. 11, 2019)-Prednisone, the current standard of...
