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In a new study, researchers at the University of California San Diego investigate why hair is incredibly strong and resistant to breaking. The findings could...

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Jan. 17, 2017 -- A study led by scientists at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) has identified "a potent inhibitory compound"...

Credit: UIC Scientists have long puzzled over cholesterol. It's biologically necessary; it's observably harmful - and nobody knows what it's doing where it's most abundant...

The UC Davis-based EXPLORER consortium, which aims to build a revolutionary total-body PET (positron emission tomography) scanner, has announced the selection of two industry partners...

Credit: Ludwig Cancer Research Each day, more than 1,600 people die from cancer in the US, and 450 in the UK, mostly because the disease...

MAYWOOD, IL - Patients who have chronic kidney disease but are not on dialysis have higher out-of-pocket healthcare expenses than even stroke and cancer patients,...

Credit: (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kaitlyn V. Klein) ARLINGTON, Va.--Battlefield commanders face many scenarios requiring fast decisions--attacking an enemy position, evacuating injured warfi..

RGS9-2, a key signaling protein in the brain known to play a critical role in the development of addiction-related behaviors, acts as a positive modulator...

Credit: Medical University of South Carolina. Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) investigators report preclinical research showing that the tumor-promoting properties of neuropilin (NRP)-2..

Massachusetts General Hospital investigators have found new evidence that the tumor necrosis factor receptor type II (TNFR2) may be a major target for immuno-oncology treatments,...

Credit: UTA The University of Texas at Arlington hosted this weekend the launch of a multi-year collaborative project among 10 leading educational institutions that aims...

Bones from dead turtles washed up on Mexican beaches indicate that Baja California is critical to the survival of endangered North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles,...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- A protein thought to fuel pancreatic cancer development plays a much more complicated role, a new study finds. PDX1, a transcription...

Credit: Photo by John Liu, courtesy of Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - New research has shown that people with metabolic syndrome need significantly more...

MINNEAPOLIS--January 17, 2017--Every year, thousands of patients are diagnosed with blood cancers and other life-threatening diseases--and for many patients, treatments through clinical trials provide..