Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Seattle Children’s, and the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) have identified novel genetic variations… Read More »Scientists identify genes linked to relapse in the most common form of childhood leukemia
It’s been two years since the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over an outbreak of mpox, a… Read More »The MPOX threat has returned, but public awareness about it has diminished
Gene therapy could cure genetic diseases, but it remains a challenge to package and deliver new genes to specific cells… Read More »Machine learning approach helps researchers design better gene delivery vehicles for gene therapy
A new study from UC Riverside shows that calorie restriction does not deter mice from exercising, challenging the belief that… Read More »Cutting a few calories won’t affect your workout
Early-phase trials in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and studies in mouse models of the disease have suggested positive effects on… Read More »Study reveals ways 40 Hz sensory stimulation can preserve brain ‘white matter’
While trying to unravel how seaweed creates its chemically complex toxins, scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the… Read More »The largest protein yet discovered generates toxins in algae
A three-member research team at Albert Einstein College of Medicine has discovered that it could increase the effectiveness of stem… Read More »A potential new approach to improve stem cell transplants
Many organisms react to the smell of deadly pathogens by reflexively avoiding them. But a recent study from the University… Read More »Do odors prepare our intestines to fight infections?
Researchers have developed an inexpensive bandage that uses an electric field to promote the healing of chronic wounds. In animal… Read More »Electric bandage promises to be useful for treating chronic wounds
Growing functional human organs outside the body is a long-sought “holy grail” of organ transplant medicine that remains elusive. New… Read More »3D printed blood vessels bring artificial organs closer to reality