UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Jiandong Liu, Ph.D., found that an RNA-binding protein called Lin28 is crucial for pathological hypertrophy, an enlargement of...
Credit: Dr. Dietmar Zinner Recent studies suggest that closely related species can develop significant genetic and phenotypic differences throughout their evolution despite ongoing gene flow....
Study shows how terminal cancer patients choose to live life with new meaning A UBC professor has determined that people diagnosed with terminal cancer--who have...
Scientists discover two mechanisms at work in crustacean's dazzling light displays Evolution is a rich and dynamic process. Species respond to pressures in a variety...
Researchers from the George Washington University published in PLOS Biology, calling for industry standards to help improve communication, repeatability, and reproducibility of future high-throughput genomic...
Translocated Acinic cell carcinoma is the third most common malignant form of salivary gland cancer. These tumours are similar to normal salivary gland tissue and...
Credit: Erik Sacks, University of Illinois. URBANA, Ill. - For farmers, Miscanthus represents a big up-front investment. The large perennial grass must be established from...
With autism on the rise, science is on the hunt for answers; new research at Children's Hospital Los Angeles looks at autism in a different...
Credit: Hendrik Messal, Francis Crick Institute A new technique to study tissue samples in 3D has revealed that pancreatic cancers can start and grow in...
Credit: Photo: Andrew MacColl Genetic analysis of sticklebacks shows that isolated populations in similar environments develop in comparable ways. The basis for this is already...
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have developed a new assay to accurately and easily count the cells that comprise...
NIH-funded study identifies risk factors for neuropsychiatric conditions after concussion A new study reveals that approximately 1 in 5 individuals may experience mental health symptoms...
A Rutgers study suggests targeted interventions can reduce the risk of drastic increases in blood pressure in African-Americans Extremely high blood pressure that leads to...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Scientists are making important progress in the battle against a class of devilishly complex human pediatric brain cancers thanks to a new...
Severe bleeding up to 40 percent more likely for patients on SSRIs, according to review in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association CHICAGO-January 30,...
