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It's not love, but the tension in your cells that governs lifeCredit: Joseph Jose Thottacherry Like every animal has its characteristic size and shape, each...

Helping the immune system clear away old cells in aging mice helped restore youthful characteristicsCredit: Weizmann Institute of Science If only we could keep our...

Credit: QIBEBT Molecules of triacylglycerol (TAG), formed by attaching three molecules of fatty acid (FA) to a glycerol backbone, are the main constituents of vegetable...

Salk discovery could help to better understand how neurons work together in networks to shape our perceptions of the worldCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 31,...

Identifying more than 500 genetic determinants of bone mineral density, researchers expect to provide new opportunities for the development of novel drugs to prevent or...

According to the National Cancer Institute, patients diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) between the years 1995 and 2001 had 15 percent chance of...

University of Bath press release Cannabis resin and herbal cannabis have significantly increased in potency and in price, according to the first study to investigate...

Credit: C. Cianciaruso/I. Keklikoglou/EPFL Some patients with breast cancer receive chemotherapy before the tumor is removed with surgery. This approach, called 'neoadjuvant' therapy, helps to...

Device fine-tunes treatment by stimulating and and recording electric current in the brain at the same timeCredit: Rikky Muller, UC Berkeley A new neurostimulator developed...

Volume 9 Frontiers in Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery is a book series devoted to publishing the latest advances in anti-cancer drug design and discovery. In each...

A peptide extracted from the cyanobacterium 'spirulina' may contrast high blood pressure by dilating blood vessels Spirulina is more and more celebrated as a "superfood"...

Credit: Caitlin Wessel Trash, particularly plastic, in the ocean and along the shoreline is an economic, environmental, human health, and aesthetic problem causing serious challenges...

Upcoming research in Frontiers in Ecology and the EnvironmentCredit: Photo courtesy of Thomas Maigret. Get a sneak peek into these new scientific papers, publishing on...

Martin Kaltenpoth of Mainz University will investigate symbiont-assisted cuticle biosynthesis as a crucial mechanism that may have contributed to the evolutionary success of beetlesCredit: (photo/©:...

Bottom Line: While cerebral palsy is considered a pediatric condition because it develops and is diagnosed in early childhood, it is a lifelong condition with...