Scientists have known for decades that restricted dietary intake can increase the lifespan of many species, but the mechanism that causes this is not…
After years of research, “we still treat cancer with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy,” said Sangeeta Bhatia, an associate professor in MIT's Department of…
In addition, aromatase inhibitors — drugs known as Arimidex, Aromasin and Femara — are less likely to cause blood clots and vaginal bleeding than other…
This virtual screening challenge of the international WISDOM (World-wide In Silico Docking On Malaria) initiative between 1 October and 31 January targeted…
Most snakes are born with poisonous bites they use for defense. But what can non-poisonous snakes do to ward off predators?What if they could borrow a dose of…
Rather than focus on errors and alterations in DNA sequence, the new technique highlights variations in the number of copies of a particular gene. Additional…
Tricking a key enzyme can soothe over-excited receptors in the brain, say neuroscientists, calling this a possible strategy against stroke, Alzheimer's and…
They said their discoveries not only shed light on the longtime mystery of how hallucinogens work, but that the findings also offer a pathway to understanding…
The researchers said that their findings support developing early treatments that aim to reduce levels of prion protein in the brains of people with prion…
“Time” is the most popular noun in the English language, yet how would we tell time if we didn’t have access to the plethora of watches, clocks and cell phones…
“We electronically plugged into the biochemical system of cells,” said senior author Mark Reed, Harold Hodgkinson Professor of Engineering & Applied Science….
The findings could also lead to a better understanding of diseases affecting humans, such as malaria, chagas disease and sleeping sickness. All these diseases…
Scientists have long struggled to figure out how the brain guides the complex movement of our limbs, from the graceful leaps of ballerinas to the simple…
As well as from the UGR [http://www.ugr.es], researchers from the Spanish universities of Seville, Oviedo, Saragossa, Barcelona and Reus also took part in this…
This type, Salmonella serovar Typhimurium DT104, is resistant to at least five different antibiotics. Dutch researcher Armand Hermans found new genetic…
There is currently no way to stop or reverse the progression of Huntington’s Disease, which affects one in 10,000 Americans. It is a progressive, and…
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