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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...

PHOENIX, Ariz., and CHICAGO, Ill. -- May 29, 2018 -- All humans experience some cognitive decline as they age. But how is it that some...

Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University What if you could hold a physical model of your own brain in your hands, accurate down to its...

Credit: University of Sydney Epileptic seizures strike with little warning and nearly one third of people living with epilepsy are resistant to treatment that controls...

Credit: Fujioka Y. et al., Cell Host & Microbe, May 17, 2018 After decades of research, a research team has discovered the key receptor molecule...

A growing body of research links divorce to a wide range of poor health outcomes, including greater risk for early death. However, the reason for...

Credit: PHOTO CREDIT Rob Cahill, UTHealth When scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) applied a chemical found in soybeans...

New research from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas shows that certain cognitive training exercises can help reduce depression and...