Research has found important new ways that the BRCA1 gene functions which could help develop our understanding of the development…
Immune cells invade aging brains, disrupt new nerve cell formation
A study has revealed that immune cells infiltrate the rare newborn nerve-cell nurseries of the aging brain. There’s every reason…
Medical News Today: What to know about alcohol and brain damage
Alcohol has many effects on the body and can potentially damage the brain. Long-term and short-term effects can result in…
B cells off rails early in lupus
Scientists could discern that in people with SLE, signals driving expansion and activation are present at an earlier stage of…
Super-resolution microscopy illuminates associations between chromosomes
Thanks to super-resolution microscopy, scientists have now been able to unambiguously identify physical associations between human chromosomes. The findings have…
Determined DNA hunt reveals schizophrenia clue
An 18-year study using the DNA of thousands of people in India has identified a new clue in the quest…
Bacteria engineered as Trojan horse for cancer immunotherapy
Researchers have engineered a strain of non-pathogenic bacteria that can colonize solid tumors in mice and safely deliver potent immunotherapies,…
Timing of exercise may be key to successful weight loss
In a new study of 375 adults who have successfully maintained weight loss and who engage in moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical…
Respiratory symptoms predict life expectancy in older adults
New research suggests that some respiratory symptoms may predict an earlier death in older adults. Also, such predictions differ by…
Preventing hereditary deafness
An optimized version of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing system prevents hearing loss with no detectable off-target effects in so-called Beethoven mice,…