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COLUMBUS, Ohio - One way to fight diseases including HIV infection and autoimmune disorders could involve changing how a naturally occurring enzyme called SAMHD1 works...

Credit: Jamani Caillet/EPFL Every human cell is encased in a five-nanometer-thick lipid membrane that protects it from the surrounding environment. Like a gatekeeper, the membrane...

Credit: Dr. Utpal Pal, University of Maryland A University of Maryland (UMD) researcher has uncovered a mechanism by which the bacteria that causes Lyme disease...

Allogeneic bone marrow transplant (BMT) is an essential treatment to cure patients with blood cancers such as leukemia. In patients who have undergone chemotherapy and...

A penetrating injury from shrapnel is a serious obstacle in overcoming battlefield wounds that can ultimately lead to death.Given the high mortality rates due to...

Credit: UC San Diego Health Rising drug prices have gotten a lot of attention lately, but the actual cost of prescription medications is more than...

Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- A major byproduct in the papermaking industry is lignosulfonate, a sulfonated carbon waste material, which is typically combusted...

Most of the human genome -- 98 percent -- is made up of DNA but doesn't actually encode genes, the recipes cells use to build...

Combined treatment with two cancer immunotherapy drugs - one a novel immune modulator and one that focuses and activates the antitumor immune response - significantly...

Credit: SD Krämer et al., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland RESTON, Va - Researchers have developed a new imaging agent that could help guide and assess...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Physicians who receive negative reviews online do not receive similar responses in rigorous patient satisfaction surveys, according to new Mayo Clinic research...

Regardless of whether an adult is young or old, male or female, their recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for protein, set by the Institute of Medicine,...

LEBANON, NH - Colon cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths. The APC protein has long been known for its critical role...

Credit: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History Researchers reporting in Current Biology on April 2 have evidence that an extinct species of monitor lizard had...

Credit: Ivan Huc, LMU Not only can synthetic molecules mimic the structures of their biological models, they can also take on their functions and may...