Molecular robots can help researchers build more targeted therapeutics
Many drugs such as agents for cancer or autoimmune diseases have nasty side effects because while they kill disease-causing cells, they also affect healthy cells. Now a new study has demonstrated a...
View ArticleBreakthrough in detecting DNA mutations could help treat tuberculosis, cancer
The slightest variation in a sequence of DNA can have profound effects. Modern genomics has shown that just one mutation can be the difference between successfully treating a disease and having it...
View ArticleIntent to harm: Willful acts seem more damaging
How harmful we perceive an act to be depends on whether we see the act as intentional, reveals new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
View ArticleHigher cancer incidences found in regions near refineries and plants that...
The incidence of a particular type of blood cancer is significantly higher in regions near facilities that release the chemical benzene into the environment. That is the conclusion of a new study...
View ArticleKeeping your balance: Identification of key neurons that sense unexpected motion
Professor Kathleen Cullen has been able to identify a distinct and surprisingly small cluster of cells deep within the brain that react within milliseconds to readjust our movements when something...
View ArticleImpaired visual signals might contribute to schizophrenia symptoms
By observing the eye movements of schizophrenia patients while playing a simple video game, a University of British Columbia researcher has discovered a potential explanation for some of their...
View ArticleResearchers identify novel mechanism that helps stomach bug cause illness
A seafood contaminant that thrives in brackish water during the summer works like a spy to infiltrate cells and quickly open communication channels to sicken the host, researchers at UT Southwestern...
View ArticleResearchers explore genetic links between nicotine, cancer using...
Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute have taken a closer look at the role that nicotine plays in cancer, finding new consequences of nicotine stress on breast tissue and insight into...
View ArticleSurprising mechanism discovered in polycystic kidney disease
A study by Yale researchers has uncovered a new and unexpected molecular mechanism in the development of polycystic kidney disease, or PKD. The study appears in Nature Genetics.
View ArticleFrom bacteria to lions – how tiny proteins which control our responses to...
New research from the University of Birmingham and the University of Cambridge has uncovered a relationship between proteins that control immunity and proteins that control activity in the brain.
View ArticleResearchers identify genetic mutation linked to congenital heart disease
A mutation in a gene crucial to normal heart development could play a role in some types of congenital heart disease—the most common birth defect in the U.S. The finding, from a team in The Research...
View ArticleEstrogen's effects on fat depends on where it's located
Women have long bemoaned the fact that they tend to store more fat than men, particularly after menopause. Although it's well established that estrogen, the primary sex hormone present during women's...
View ArticleTargeting melanoma
University scientists have made a significant advance in their ability to target skin cancer.
View ArticleQuadratic leap in detecting smallest unit of genetic change
Scientists at Rice University and the University of Washington (UW) this week unveiled a groundbreaking new method for detecting minute changes known as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the...
View ArticleStatins suppress Rett syndrome symptoms in mice
Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs found in millions of medicine cabinets, may help treat Rett Syndrome, according to a study published today in Nature Genetics. The Rett Syndrome Research...
View ArticleSurgical anesthetic appears to treat drug-resistant depression
Although electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has long been considered the most effective treatment of medication-resistant or refractory depression, millions of people who might benefit don't take...
View ArticleStudy unravels genetics behind debilitating inflammatory disease Takayasu...
Researchers have uncovered the genetics behind what makes some people susceptible to Takayasu arteritis, a debilitating disease that can lead to poor circulation, easy tiredness in the legs and arms,...
View ArticleDiets lacking omega-3s lead to anxiety, hyperactivity in teens
Diets lacking omega-3 fatty acids—found in foods like wild fish, eggs, and grass-fed livestock—can have worsened effects over consecutive generations, especially affecting teens, according to a...
View ArticleMajor changes urged for cancer screening and treatment
To address the growing problem of people being overdiagnosed and overtreated for cancer, a group of scientists convened by the National Cancer Institute and chaired by a UC San Francisco breast cancer...
View ArticleTeam finds essential clue to Huntington's disease solution
Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a solution to a long-standing medical mystery in Huntington's disease (HD).
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