The scientists found that deletions and duplications of DNA are more common in people with the mental disorder, and that many of those errors occur in genes…
The findings pertain to all viruses in the family of flaviviruses, which includes a number of dangerous insect-borne diseases such as dengue, West Nile, yellow…
The results are published in the March 28 issue of the journal Molecular Cell.Finding drugs that block AEP may help doctors limit permanent brain damage…
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Harvard University researchers have discovered a new type of retinal cell that plays an exclusive and unusual role in mice: detecting upward motion. The cells…
The technique used to study the genome, which contains all the genes on 46 chromosomes, is called array CGH. The use of higher resolution techniques, such as…
Researchers have known for years that plants can produce a diverse array of substances as part of their natural response to environmental factors such as…
Plasmodium falciparum malaria can progress to severe disease and death in a number of hours, so prompt treatment is crucial. As such, rectal artemisinins can…
TB, which is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, kills over 2 million people each year. It is estimated that well over 2 million people are…
Now researchers from UCL publishing their work in the open access journal Neural Development have pinpointed for the first time the left/right differences in…
The study examined changes in DNA associated with the two most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Crohn’s Disease (CD), which is most frequently…
But while this hedonistic effect of food in the brain is well known, new research reveals that calories – per se – can do exactly the same. The study, to be…
The conclusion has been made by specialists of the Moscow Research Institute for Eye Diseases named after Gelmholtz and the N.M. Emanuel Institute of…
Looking for answers in the bright light of day, rather than the confined beam of a street light at night. That’s how University of Michigan researcher Sofia…
The reason for this is the discovery of transcription factors in the last few years. “Transcription factors are proteins that turn genes on and off and can act…
With this call, EDCTP invites member states to link their national research activities on the three poverty-related diseases (PRDs) and offers a financial…