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The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system has been generating excitement within the field of gene therapy, inspiring hopes of molecular tools capable of treating genetic diseases....

Young men living in the US are overall more likely to die in the summer months, according to a new study in eLife. The trend...

(NEW YORK -October 30, 2018) - In a major step towards understanding the safety and efficacy of wheat oral immunotherapy, Mount Sinai researchers report promising...

Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - Oct. 30, 2018 - Biophysicist Dr. Michael Rosen - whose research is at the forefront of work revealing...

October 30, 2018 - Nearly all smartphone and tablet apps targeted at toddlers and preschoolers have commercial content, often using "manipulative and disruptive" advertising methods,...

Linking therapeutically active molecules to specific antibodies can help to pilot them to their designated targets and minimize side effects--especially when treating tumors. In the...

Growing numbers of cancer survivors, provider shortages, rising health care costs, and socio-economic disparities in health outcomes have created an urgent need to provide coordinated,...

LSD changes the communication patterns between regions of the brain, a new study by researchers of the University of Zurich and Yale University shows. The...

Credit: University of Barcelona According to the guidelines of human anatomy, the ligaments in the ankle are grouped structured by two ligament complexes: the lateral...

Scientists have made a major advance in untangling the brain circuits that lead to the powerful addictive effects of heroin, a study in the open-access...

NEW YORK, NY (October 30, 2018) Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found clear disparities in the way males and...

Credit: RUB, Kramer At room temperature, hepatitis B viruses (HBV) remain contagious for several weeks and they are even able to withstand temperatures of four...

Credit: McGill University Health Centre An international team identifies a key molecule in immune system regulation linked to new genetic disease Following the 2018 Nobel...

PHILADELPHIA - Today, Penn Medicine is announcing the newest Translational Center of Excellence (TCE) in the Abramson Cancer Center, focused on Glioblastoma Multiforme, the most...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Scientists at Indiana University found high levels of a previously unsuspected pollutant in homes, in an electronic waste recycling facility and in...