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Credit: Gabrielle Larocque Scientists develop method to create endocytosis on demand System using a chemical and light likened to 'hotwiring' a car Discovery could be...

We might think of living organisms as typically having two sets of chromosomes—one from mom and one from dad. But there are lots of variations...

Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS – May 9, 2017 – UT Southwestern research investigating the blood glucose-regulatory actions of the hormone ghrelin may have implications for...

Credit: Children's National Health System Doctors and researchers have long known that the level of stress patients experience is inversely linked to how adherent they...

Credit: Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, NIAID A molecule naturally produced by the immune system protects mice and monkeys against Zika virus infection, an international team...

Credit: ©National Institute of Genetics (NIG) Have you ever wondered why just seeing food can make your mouth start to water? By visualizing neuronal activity...

Credit: Greenpeace DURHAM, N.C. — China's plan to ramp up production of new chemicals and synthetic fuels made from coal could derail recent efforts to...

IMAGE: UCLA scientists discovered a treasure trove of drug targets for new autism therapies in this part of the cell. Credit: Martin lab/UCLA UCLA scientists...

Credit: HSS A new study published today in the HSS Journal, the leading journal on musculoskeletal research, found the incidence of myocardial ischemia (defined by...

A study of more than 400 adults with prehypertension, or stage 1 high blood pressure, found that combining a low-salt diet with the heart-healthy DASH...

Credit: XU Yunyuan The ability of plants to tolerate chilling stress is fundamental in determining the growing season and geographical distribution of plants. Local temperature...

From middle-age, the brains of obese individuals display differences in white matter similar to those in lean individuals ten years their senior, according to new...

New Rochelle, May 31, 2016–An innovative model for determining a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D) overcomes many of the challenges associated with...

Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA – A new treatment for a rare and often incurable condition called dermatomyositis (DM) reduced the severity of the disease in...

Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – Early results from a larger, ongoing study led by environmental health scientist Richard Pilsner at the University of Massachusetts...