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A novel imaging technique that uses a synthesized form of scorpion venom to light up brain tumors has shown promise in a clinical trial.

Using electronic health records from the Indiana Network for Patient Care, a new population health study of entire state found that one third of statin patients don't reach healthy levels of 'bad' cholesterol. Results sh...

Researchers from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have produced an underwater sound so intense that it rivals the Earth-shaking roar of a rocket launch. "It is just below the threshold where [the sound] would boil th...

In healthy people, a tightly controlled process balances out the activity of osteoblasts, which build bone, and osteoclasts, which break it down. Damage to cells' mitochondria can make that process go awry, according to ...

A new computational framework has revealed key differences between four rheumatoid arthritis medications and their impact on biological pathways in mice.

The nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) of the dengue virus interacts with another viral protein called NS4A-2K-4B to enable viral replication, according to a new study.

Scientists have found that slowly releasing an HIV vaccine could prompt the body to make more powerful antibodies against the virus.

A country's progress towards measles elimination can be mapped on a 'canonical path' that in turn can guide vaccination strategies, according to a new study.

By deciphering the genetic programs of neurons of the cerebral cortex, researchers have unraveled the mechanisms controlling the genesis of cells in one of the most essential parts of our brain.

Using stem cells derived from six people, researchers recapitulated retinal cells in the lab. This 'eye-in-a-dish' model allowed them to identify genetic variants that cause age-related macular degeneration, a common cau...

Scientists have discovered that a neuron's own electrical signal, or voltage, can indicate whether the neuron is functioning normally. If that voltage is absent, scientists say everything is 'out of whack.'

Many studies indicating that DNA nanostructures can enter cells more readily than simple DNA strands are flawed, according to new research.

Spicy food is huge business, and now researchers have found that an electronic tongue, or e-tongue, is more effective and accurate in taste-testing fiery foods than sensitive human taste buds.

Sunscreen can reduce the sun's adverse effects, but there are concerns that it might inhibit the body's production of vitamin D. In a new study, however, investigators recorded an increase of vitamin D in participants du...

Like sending a letter through the mail or a text over a cellular network, the heart can generate messages that travel long distances through the body. Those messages ultimately reach fat cells, new research shows. The fi...

Researchers have used machine-learning algorithms to discover a secondary mechanism that helps some antibiotics kill bacteria. This mechanism involves disrupting bacterial metabolism of nucleotides that the cells need to...

The hormone progesterone may help prevent miscarriages in women who experience bleeding in early pregnancy and have previously lost pregnancies

Mouse models of DiGeorge/22q1 Deletion Syndrome reveal a connection between mitochondrial dysfunction, deficits in cortical connectivity and cognitive impairments. Function was restored through antioxidant therapy.

More than a quarter of people who regularly meditate say they have experienced negative mental states, including anxiety, fear and disturbed emotions

Several species of fish living in the deep ocean have evolved extra copies of genes that enable them to see a range of colour hues in the near-darkness

Experiencing daily anger increases inflammation and raises the risk of developing chronic illnesses, such as heart disease and cancer, in those aged 80 and over.

To get her mother a new kidney, Aliana Deveza instigated the world's first swap of different organs between living donors, donating half her liver to a stranger