BOSTON (August 7, 2018) - Boston Children's Hospital has embarked on a strategic initiative to expand its research genomics gateway, with plans to sequence the...
Credit: K.H. Joy The origin of organic matter found in meteorites that formed during the birth of the Solar System 4.5 billion years ago may...
When it comes to certain molecules, shape makes all the difference. The shape of limonene, for instance, a compound produced by citrus fruits, determines whether...
In the race to deliver therapeutics to treat brain cancer and prevent recurrence, the blood-brain barrier represents a tremendous hurdle. But brain surgery offers a...
CAMBRIDGE, MA - Glioma, a type of brain cancer, is normally treated by removing as much of the tumor as possible, followed by radiation or...
Overall, heart failure is an uncommon complication of breast cancer treatment; however, the risk is higher in patients treated with certain types of chemotherapy and...
The offspring of females fed a low-protein diet during pregnancy and lactation are significantly more likely to develop prostate cancer as they age. This is...
Credit: Peterson & Ferris, eNeuro (2018) A study of young adults published in eNeuro demonstrates how the brain responds to disruptions in the body's balance....
The question of why we sleep has been a longstanding subject of debate, with some theories suggesting that slumber provides respite for the brain, which...
Credit: Nair lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, Calif. (http://www.ucr.edu) -- Hookworms infect nearly 430 million people in the world, mostly in countries where sanitation is poor,...
MADISON, Wis. -- As plants stretch toward the summer sun, they are marching toward one of the most important decisions of their lives -- when...
Credit: Cleveland Clinic EMBARGOED UNTIL 11:00 a.m. ET, August 6, 2018, CLEVELAND: Cleveland Clinic researchers have designed a potential new class of drugs that may...
Credit: Photo courtesy of Darya Shepeleva, scientist at the Russian Institute of Cytology and Genetics in Novosibirsk. URBANA, Ill. - For nearly 60 years, the...
A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that small birds migrating from Scandinavia to Africa in the autumn occasionally fly as high as...
A new UC San Francisco study has discovered a key biological difference in how people of European and Chinese descent put on weight -- a...
