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Inspired by amphibians like salamanders, researchers from the University of Southampton are developing a new type of drug that may help bones heal faster and...

Credit: Kanazawa University "The diagnosis, 'autism spectrum disorder,' covers a lot of symptoms. For each various symptom, there should be a various brain pathophysiology," said...

Neuherberg, Germany, May 4, 2016. Viral respiratory infections during the first six months of life are associated with an increased risk for type 1 diabetes....

CRISPR systems are found in many different bacterial species, and have evolved to protect host cells against infection by viruses. Image courtesy of Broad Institute/Science...

Credit: Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS — In a recent paper published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry Yuna Ayala, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry...

Credit: (Credit: Hebrew University of Jerusalem) The Rosetrees Trust Interdisciplinary Prize for 2017 has been awarded to two scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem,...

Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Lung cancer treatment often pairs targeted therapies with genetic alterations driving the disease. This makes detecting these genetic alterations...

Credit: ETH Zurich / Olivier Frey A team headed by scientists from the Department of Biosystems at ETH Zurich in Basel has developed a cell...

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, Jan. 30, 2018–Researchers have described severe, life-threatening toxicity in monkeys and piglets given high doses of...

Credit: John Dani, PhD, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA – Stress, defined broadly, is a well-known risk factor for later alcohol abuse;...

Credit: University of Alberta A new University of Alberta study shows that the family risk for asthma–typically passed from moms to babies–may not be a...

Credit: Jack Kearse, Emory University The Japan Prize Foundation has announced Max D. Cooper, MD, as a laureate of the 2018 Japan Prize. Alongside Dr....

Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA–Researchers have found a link between dysregulated tryptophan metabolism and abdominal aortic aneurysm, a life-threatening vascular disease, according to a ne..

Credit: US National Library of Medicine After three decades of hopes tempered by setbacks, gene therapy–the process of treating a disease by modifying a person's...

Credit: Stand Up To Cancer Santa Monica, CA (January 30, 2018) — Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) announces today a "Convergence 2.0" research initiative that...