However, for a long time scientists have suspected that genetic and developmental interactions may also influence species-specific properties. Now, researchers…
The Serious Adverse Event Consortium (SAEC) is a non-profit global partnership between leading pharmaceutical companies, drug regulatory authorities and…
The toxic interaction could occur not only from drinking caffeinated beverages while taking the painkiller but also from using large amounts of medications…
The jury is in: microRNAs can cause tumors to metastasize. These tiny molecules fine-tune protein production and play a powerful role in biological processes…
Hydrogen is one of the most important fuels of the future, and the sun will be one of our most important sources of energy. Why not combine the two to produce…
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have a developed a totally new approach to treating liver failure – manipulating the immune response. If the…
Researchers from CNRS at the University of Bordeaux (France), University of Sevilla (Spain), INSERM Grenoble Institute of Neurosciences (France) and ESRF have…
The group of clinicians and scientists based in UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research and St Vincent’s University Hospital, working with…
As with many other solid tumours, doctors plan treatment of colon cancer chiefly by staging the tumour, which involves assessing how deep it has infiltrated…
New research presented today (Wednesday) at the European Cancer Conference (ECCO 14) in Barcelona found that giving the new drug in addition to chemotherapy…
“Ratfish usually hang out in places with soft, muddy bottoms,” says Jon Reum, the aquatic and fishery sciences doctoral student who found the albino ratfish…
Mosquitoes spread the larvae of these parasitic nematodes from human to human, placing at risk more than a billion people who live in places in Africa, Asia…
Research conducted at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine has shed new light on the structure and function of one of the key…
“Nobody really knows why flu is a winter disease in the temperate regions and more continuous in the tropics,” says Edward Holmes, professor of biology at Penn…
“While not a cure, this work has potential as a therapeutic strategy against bacterial infections in cystic fibrosis,” said Gerard Wong a professor of…
A new study provides support for this idea by looking at lemurs in Madagaskar. Female fat-tailed dwarf lemurs (Cheirogaleus medius) live in life-long pairs,…