Candida yeasts normally live on human skin and mucous membranes without causing disease. In individuals with a weakened immune system, ...

In a recent development, scientists at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research report that damage to DNA can be induced ...

PHILADELPHIA – Evidence of DNA "scrunching" may one day lead to a new class of drugs against viruses, according to ...

Credit: University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified a ...

Human parthenogenetic stem cells, derived from unfertilized oocytes, can be used without destroying potentially viable human embryos to generate unlimited ...

Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Calcium ion batteries (CIBs) have attracted much attention as next-generation ...

HOUSTON – (June 7, 2016) – A gap-toothed peptide created by bioengineers at Rice University may be an efficient way ...

Credit: Max Hirte / TUM Nature provides mankind with a wide variety of valuable bioactive agents ranging from vitamins over ...

New Rochelle, NY, June 7, 2016–Using an automated insulin feedback controller as part of an overnight closed-loop (OCL) control system ...

Reston, Va. – A recent pilot study reported in the June issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine found that ...

JUPITER, FL – June 7, 2016 – Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have been ...

Philadelphia, PA, June 8, 2016 – A new technology suitable for practical clinical testing can detect KRAS gene mutations in ...

Credit: Jonathan Cohen/Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY – A new disposable battery that folds like an origami ninja star could power ...

Through a detailed study of leukaemia cells from more than 200 children, a research group at Lund University in Sweden ...

Increasingly, researchers are designing robots with forms and functions that defy our expectation of what a machine can be or ...

Researchers have built a model to investigate the metastasis of cancer by examining the metabolism of breast epithelial cells and ...

MIT chemists have devised a new way to synthesize a complex molecular structure that is shared by a group of ...

HOUSTON – (June 6, 2016) – A Rice University study has found a link between emotional stress and diabetes, with ...

In a meta-analysis of hundreds of clinical trials involving thousands of patients, researchers at University of California San Diego School ...

Credit: Tomas Hasing ITHACA, NY– When gardeners look at a petunia, they see the vibrant and versatile blooms of the ...