Researchers have revealed significant insight into cocaine addiction, a phenomenon which has grown significantly in the United States since 2015.
Bioinspired nanoscale drug delivery method
Researchers have developed a novel way to deliver drugs and therapies into cells at the nanoscale without causing toxic effects…
Decades-old question about protein found in Alzheimer’s brain plaques
Alzheimer’s-affected brains are riddled with so-called amyloid plaques: protein aggregates consisting mainly of amyloid-beta. However, this amyloid-beta is a fragment…
HIV protein function that slows migration of T cells also improves viral survival
A new study has identified the specific function of a protein found in HIV and related viruses that, after slowing…
Hidden culprit in heart failure
Scientists have pinpointed a hidden culprit that leads to dilated cardiomyopathy — a dangerous condition that accounts for 20 per…
Study suggests how to treat diastolic heart failure
New research uncovers what causes diastolic heart failure and how it can be treated.
Mutation in sodium-potassium pump: Newly discovered serious disease in children
Researchers have mapped out a newly discovered serious disease which causes children to suffer epileptic seizures, loss of magnesium in…
Viral production is not essential for deaths caused by food-borne pathogen
The replication of a bacterial virus is not necessary to cause lethal disease in mice infected with a food-borne pathogen…
Cancer: Drug fights formation of metastasis
The most deadly aspect of breast cancer is metastasis. It spreads cancer cells throughout the body. Researchers have now discovered…
Uncovering more options in cancer immunotherapy
If scientists want to boost immune cells’ ability to kill cancer cells, then vast libraries of small molecules are potentially…