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Credit: University of Edinburgh More than one thousand people have had their entire genetic make-up decoded as part of a long-term study to gain insight...

Researchers at Wihuri Research Institute and University of Helsinki, Finland, in collaboration with scientists from Vanderbilt and Groningen Universities used recombinant gene transfer technologies to..

IMAGE: A "hedgehog " structure in dental plaque, collected from a healthy volunteer using a toothpick. Corynebacteria, shown in magenta, form the core of the...

Credit: American College of Emergency Physicians WASHINGTON — Emergency physicians in Michigan propose a new health care delivery model for rural populations that depends on...

Credit: Bernhard Sabel Magdeburg, Germany, December 14, 2016 – Becoming blind changes a person's life on a fundamental level. Because new treatments can be slow...

IMAGE: Cravings for sweet foods are common, yet the mechanisms that influence the ''sweet tooth'' are not well-defined. This visual abstract depicts how in response...

Credit: Alina Konovalenko Skeletons and shells first came into being 550 million years ago as the chemical make-up of seawater changed, a study suggests. Ancient...

Scientists from the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have successfully inhibited the growth of colon tumors in mice with mismatch repair deficiency. The research team,...

Credit: Image by Roblan/Shutterstock, Szasz-Fabian Jozsef/Shutterstock Tsukuba, Japan – Germline cells are the only cells that develop into eggs or sperm, while somatic cells develop...

Credit: IOZ Conventional thinking holds that current climate warming will increase the prevalence and transmission of disease. However, a recent study led by Prof. ZHANG...

Credit: (Photo Courtesy: Singapore University of Technology & Design) Red blood cells are formed in the bone marrow from haematopoietic stem cells via a complex...

For many, there's nothing like sitting down for a family meal at a table filled with hot, ready-to-serve food. Many caregivers enjoy providing diverse, nutritious...

Credit: © Gregory Batt, Jakob Ruess, Chetan Aditya (Inria / Institut Pasteur) Researchers from the Pasteur Institute and Inria, with researchers from the CNRS and...

Credit: © E. van Herk Mosquitoes continue to build resistance to existing pesticides. Research has now shown that the chemical substances emitted by one of...

Credit: University of Pennsylvania Dentists rely on composite materials to perform restorative procedures, such as filling cavities. Yet these materials, like tooth enamel, can be...