Scientists have reported a new approach to treating lung cancer with inhaled nanoparticles.
DNA data offers scientific look at 500 years of extramarital sex in Western Europe
Researchers have put DNA evidence together with long-term genealogical data to explore questions of biological fatherhood on a broad scale…
Link between hearing and cognition begins earlier than once thought
A new study finds that cognitive impairment begins in the earliest stages of age-related hearing loss — when hearing is…
Breakthrough in malaria research
Cell biologists have systematically investigated the genome of the malaria parasite Plasmodium throughout its life cycle in a large-scale experiment.…
We know we’re full because a stretched intestine tells us so
We commonly think a full stomach is what tells us to stop eating, but it may be that a stretched…
Architecture of a bacterial power plant decrypted
Scientists have determined the structure of the bacterial enzyme cytochrome bd oxidase. Since humans do not have this type of…
A step closer to cancer precision medicine
Researchers have developed a computational model, Combined Essentiality Scoring (CES), that enables accurate identification of essential genes in cancer cells…
Stress, plastic additives in late pregnancy raise risk of premature birth
Women exposed simultaneously to stress and plastic additives late in pregnancy are at increased risk for premature birth, according to…
New role for dopamine in gene transcription and cell proliferation
The dopamine D2 receptor has a previously unobserved role in modulating Wnt expression and control of cell proliferation, according to…
Bisphenol-A structural analogues may be less likely than BPA to disrupt heart rhythm
Some chemical alternatives to plastic bisphenol-A (BPA), which is still commonly used in medical settings such as operating rooms and…