Credit: Jon Moore (Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network/University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. Rich in biodiversity, with a rapidly growing economy, Malaysia exemplifies the tensio..
Credit: MNI Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill University who play key roles in uncovering the mechanisms underlying ALS will share in $3.9...
Scientists have identified chemical changes in the DNA of patients with inflammatory bowel diseases that could improve screening for the conditions. The DNA changes can...
Washington, D. C. Nov. 28, 2016 -- There's an old farmer's tale that says, "On a quiet night you can hear the corn grow." It...
Credit: University of Southampton Researchers at the University of Southampton have engineered cells with a 'built-in genetic circuit' that produces a molecule that inhibits the...
Black men are three times more likely to develop prostate cancer than other demographics, yet black men are consistently underrepresented in research studies, say researchers...
Credit: DGIST DGIST announced that a senior researcher Jung Min-kyung at Division of Nano and Energy Convergence Research has developed cryogenic microwave photodetector which is...
Researchers at VIB and Ghent University have developed a tool to diagnose Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF). Particularly common among Mediterranean populations, this genetic disease is...
Credit: Professor Hiroyuki Oshiumi The innate immune system in mammals defends against infection from viruses and other microbial infections. Unfortunately, the human immune response to...
Credit: Johns Hopkins Medicine A common cause of hair loss and breakage known as acquired trichorrhexis nodosa, or TN --often more prevalent in African-Americans --...
AMES, Iowa - A defect in a gene that produces dopamine in the brain appears to accelerate the onset of Parkinson's disease, according to new...
To "turn off" particular regions of genes or protect them from damage, DNA strands can wrap around small proteins, called histones, keeping out all but...
Credit: Radiological Society of North America CHICAGO - In the largest-ever study on screening mammography outcomes, researchers found that there is no clear cut-off age...
Credit: Garyfallia Pagonis of Massachusetts Eye and Ear. Boston, Mass. -- A new study led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear found that vestibular...
Certain medications are considered high risk in elders. In a recent study of 287 individuals ?65 years who experienced a fall while hospitalized at an...
