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Credit: Jim Oldfield Researchers at the University of Toronto and UC San Francisco have discovered that the intestine is the source of immune cells that...

Computer program can translate a free-form 2-D drawing into a DNA structure Researchers at MIT and Arizona State University have designed a computer program that...

Consumption of one egg every day seems to associate with a blood metabolite profile that is related to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes,...

Rice, Duke researchers define a small protein's central role in tumor mechanicsCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University A jagged little protein appears to be key to how...

Exposure to chemical and biological attacks more rapidly determinedCredit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- When people are in the early stages of...

Credit: Katy Robertson With their small size, stubby faces and wide-set eyes, bulldogs, French bulldogs and Boston terriers are among the most popular of domestic...

Credit: National Institutes of Health Writing in the January 3 issue of Cancer Cell, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine report...

A giant toadstool that swallow up vitamins and nutrients. This is how the receptor, which e.g. absorbs B12 vitamin, looks. For the first time, researchers...

January 3, 2019 - A growing body of evidence supports the effectiveness of botulinum toxin injections in reducing the frequency of chronic migraine headaches, concludes...

Tel Aviv University report is first to assess presence of plastic additives in Eastern Mediterranean and Red Sea marine life A new Tel Aviv University...

BabySeq Project finds that genomic sequencing identified risk for childhood-onset disorders, including highly actionable conditions, in 9.4 percent of newborns As genomic sequencing becomes increasingly...

Research suggests that celiac disease could be caused by a bacterial enzyme used to manufacture sausages, cheese, bread and other processed foods. Myths about gluten...

The role of selfish genes in distinguishing a speciesCredit: University of Nebraska photos / Rodolfo Villegas Most evolutionary biologists distinguish one species from another based...

Michigan State University social scientists find risk factors leading to sexual violence in first relationships If teen partner rape could be predicted, it could be...

Mouse study illustrates potential efficacy of Tinagl1 proteinCredit: Image courtesy of Yibin Kang et al., Princeton University By simultaneously tackling two mechanisms for cancer's growth,...