They don’t give an Academy Award for this, but a Nigerian feature film, “Water of Gold,” made viewers significantly more…
Danger of vitamin B12 deficiency
Using roundworms, one of Earth’s simplest animals, bioscientists have found the first direct link between a diet containing too little…
Therapy could improve and prolong sight in those suffering vision loss
Ganglion cells in the eye generate noise as the light-sensitive photoreceptors die in diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa. Now, neurobiologists…
Serotonin can regulate gene expression inside neurons
Findings could fundamentally change how scientists interpret the biological activities of serotonin.
Reducing the burden of tuberculosis treatment
A research team has developed a device that can lodge in the stomach and deliver antibiotics to treat tuberculosis, which…
Inactive ingredients in pills and capsules may cause allergic, adverse reactions
The majority of oral medications available to consumers contain ingredients that can affect sensitive individuals.
Potential cystic fibrosis treatment uses ‘molecular prosthetic’ for missing lung protein
An approved drug normally used to treat fungal infections could also do the job of a protein channel that is…
Molecular patterns could better predict breast cancer recurrence
The genetic and molecular make-up of individual breast tumors holds clues to how a woman’s disease could progress, including the…
Stress hormones promote breast cancer metastasis
Scientists have deciphered the molecular mechanisms linking breast cancer metastasis with increased stress hormones. In addition, they found that synthetic…
Metal exposure and Parkinson’s symptoms: Link explored
A new study describes the biological process that causes Parkinson’s-like symptoms to develop following exposure to the metal manganese. The…