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Researchers at the University of Oulu in Finland have discovered novel genes and mechanisms that can explain how a genomic variant in a single nucleotide...

Individualized dietary recommendations based on genetic information are currently a popular trend. A team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has systematically analyzed scientific...

Credit: University of Tsukuba Sleep is an autonomic process and is not always under our direct, voluntary control. Awake or asleep, we are basically under...

Credit: University of Ottawa Heart Institute Traditionally, frailty is thought to be a syndrome of the elderly - one which comes as a natural and...

A drug currently in clinical trials for treating symptoms of Parkinson's disease may someday have value for treating heart failure, according to results of early...

Credit: ATS July 20, 2018--Supplemental oxygen eliminates the rise in morning blood pressure experienced by obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients who stop using continuous positive...

In immune cells, this is crucial to make antibodies In cancer, mutations in complex could lead to resistance to BRCA-targeting PARP inhibitor drugs or platinum...

Credit: Dr. Gebbiena Bron, University of Wisconsin Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers suspected and have now confirmed that plague vaccine bait, designed to protect prairie dogs...

Rockville, Md. (July 19, 2018)--Gestational diabetes may increase the risk of blood vessel dysfunction and heart disease in offspring by altering a smooth muscle protein...

Credit: Yale Cancer Center New Haven, Conn. -- Drinking artificially-sweetened beverages is associated with a significantly lower risk of colon cancer recurrence and cancer death,...

Credit: IBS One method cells have to reliably curb the amount of specific proteins at any desired time is the control on mRNA degradation. As...

According to current theories, nanometre-sized particles are not formed in polluted areas. Observations show that new particles are formed in large, comparatively polluted cities, such...

Credit: LSU Life-threatening fungal infections affect more than two million people worldwide. Effective antifungal medications are very limited. Until now, one of the major challenges...

Caddisflies, crustaceans, mollusks and flatworms. Those are just a few of the curious creatures known as benthic (bottom-dwelling) invertebrates and commonly found in small streams....

An international group of researchers have raised the viability of mice that were cloned using a method called somatic cell nuclear transfer, by stimulating two...