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Retroviruses have colonised vertebrate hosts for millions of years by inserting their genes into host genomes, enabling their inheritance through generations as endogenous retroviruses (ERVs)....

Credit: D. Caetano-Anolles Owing to present-day armed conflicts, the general public is well aware of the terrifying effects of chemical weapons. Meanwhile, the effects of...

Scientists at The Wistar Institute have unraveled a mechanism of resistance to EZH2 inhibitors in ovarian cancers with mutations in the ARID1A gene. The study,...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Next time you're stung by a wasp or a honeybee, consider the elegantly designed stinger that caused you so much pain. In...

Credit: Insilico Medicine Monday, October 8, 2018, Rockville, MD - Insilico Medicine, a Rockville-based company specializing in the application of next-generation artificial intelligence for drug...

A new research project underway at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is investigating how, and under what conditions, viruses can persist inside the body and remain...

A recently-approved breast cancer drug could be used to target and treat a life-threatening leukaemia, new research has revealed. Experts at Newcastle University, UK, have...

A study comparing DNA and RNA data from Nigerian breast cancer patients to patients in a United States database found that certain aggressive molecular features...

Scientists from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered a new molecular pathway that controls...

Medicines commonly prescribed to reduce people's risk of heart attack may have limited use for treating other diseases, research suggests. Previous studies had suggested the...

Individuals with an inherited form of skin cancer often have a poor prognosis. The type of immunotherapy that was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in...

Credit: © European Society for Medical Oncology Lugano-Munich, 9 October 2018 - Nearly 1 in 4 patients with advanced cancer, treated at Comprehensive Cancer Care...

Lifestyle intervention delivered in churches by community-based health workers led to a significant reduction in blood pressure among African Americans compared to health education alone,...

Sustainable intensification is an approach that aims to increase crop yields on existing agricultural land while minimizing the negative environmental pressures and impacts of agricultural...

Credit: American Journal of Pathology Philadelphia, PA, October 9, 2018 - Each year 15 million infants are born preterm and face high risks of short-...