There are potentially effective treatments for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), but they only work in 20 to 40 percent of cases. In a paper published today in…
The findings are reported in “Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, a Novel and Highly Accurate Pancreatic Fluid Biomarker for Serous Pancreatic Cysts” online in…
Researchers at the University of Bristol and University College London found that lactate – essentially lactic acid – causes cells in the brain to release more…
The study is published today in Molecular Psychiatry and may help scientists understand biological mechanisms behind some forms of intellectual impairment. The…
Genetic adaptations for life at high elevations found in residents of the Tibetan plateau likely originated around 30,000 years ago in peoples related to…
High hopes may help move a rubber tree plant (as the old song goes), but the real secret to the ant’s legendary strength may lie in its tiny neck joint.In the…
Central to development of nearly all prostate cancer cases are malfunctions in the androgen receptor — the cellular component that binds to male hormones. The…
New study is part of a broader genomic research program aimed at understanding what makes a polar bear a polar bearIn the winter, brown and black bears go into…
The growing world population induces competition for water, land, food, and energy. But resources are limited, and unsustainable agricultural practices and…
They now present for the first time molecular details on the role of the Ikaros gene during early B cell development. A defect in Ikaros function causes an…
Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a rare B-cell neoplasm distinguished by its tendency to spread along the thin serous membranes that line body cavities…
Seven new genetic regions associated with type 2 diabetes have been identified in the largest study to date of the genetic basis of the disease.DNA data was…
In research that could ultimately lead to many new medicines, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a…
Researchers have found that the melanopsin pigment in the eye is potentially more sensitive to light than its more famous counterpart, rhodopsin, the pigment…
A genetic mechanism that controls the production of a large spike-like protein on the surface of Staphylococcus aureus (staph) bacteria alters the ability of…
A team of researchers, led by scientists at Case Western Reserve University, has developed a multifunctional nanoparticle that enables magnetic resonance…
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