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Credit: Daniel Castranova, NICHD/NIH Loss of eye tissue in blind cavefish (Astyanax mexicanus), which occurs within a few days of their development, happens through epigenetic...

Credit: (Image courtesy of the Disease Biophysics Group/Harvard University) In the quest to build an artificial cell, there are two approaches: The first, reengineers the...

Credit: Sinisa Vukelic/Columbia Engineering New York, NY--May 29, 2018--Nearsightedness, or myopia, is an increasing problem around the world. There are now twice as many people...

For efficient cancer therapy with few side effects, the active drug should selectively attain high concentration in the tumor. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, scientists...

Lugano, Switzerland, 28 May 2018 - Nearly 25,000 participants from all over the world are expected in Munich, Germany, between 19-23 October to attend the...

Singapore, 27 May 2018 --Just as we abide by an external time schedule to eat, sleep, and go to work, our body is similarly dictated...

Credit: Osaka University The messenger RNA (mRNA) that conveys genetic information has a region that can be translated into protein (translated region). A noncoding area...

Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications A new discovery about the effects of aging in our cells could allow doctors to cure or prevent diabetes,...

Credit: UTSA Courtesy Photo (San Antonio, May 29, 2018) -- The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has received a three-year, $1,057,401 grant through...

The benefits of antibiotics to both human and animal health are undisputed. However, as microbes have become increasingly resistant to antimicrobials and other drugs, scientists...

Credit: Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have added a new dimension to the understanding of how cells...

A new study by Portland State University researchers finds billions of dollars could be saved if the nation's aging dams are removed rather than repaired,...

Credit: Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security Infectious disease preparedness work focuses predominantly on an historical list of pathogens derived from biological warfare agents, political...

In the ongoing quest for a successful treatment for Alzheimer's disease, a team of scientists from several leading research institutions have created a map of...

Credit: Photo by Cecilia Hedstrom Less fatigue and better recovery of cognitive abilities such as learning and memory. These may be the results of growth...