University of Colorado Boulder researchers have discovered that a protein-coding gene called Schlafen11 (SLFN11) may induce a broad-spectrum cellular response against infection by viruses including...
PORTLAND, OR - New SWOG study results show significantly better outcomes for patients with a treatment-resistant form of metastatic colorectal cancer when the BRAF inhibitor...
With an alarming growth in antibiotic resistance and doctors increasingly having to resort to last-chance antibiotics to save patients, is there a better way for...
Credit: Image courtesy of Thomas Deerinck, National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research, UC San Diego. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of...
Credit: C. Maillo, IRB Barcelona This condition generally leads to chronic inflammation (non-alcoholic steatohepatitis), which can trigger fibrosis, cirrhosis and ultimately liver cancer. This stud..
An enzyme identified in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, commonly known as brewer's or baker's yeast, has passed in vitro trials, demonstrating its capacity to kill acute lymphoblastic...
ANN ARBOR--In research that could one day lead to advances against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, University of Michigan engineering researchers have demonstrat..
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...
