Researchers have created a novel way to define individual protein associations in a quick, efficient, and informative way. These findings…
Blood holds key to liver regeneration
The liver is the only organ in the body that can regenerate. But some patients who undergo a liver resection,…
Number and timing of pregnancies influence breast cancer risk for women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation
Researchers confirm the lower risk of breast cancer from multiple pregnancies and from breast feeding seen in average risk women…
Why you lose hearing for a while after listening to loud sounds
When we listen to loud sounds, our hearing may become impaired for a short time. Researchers have discovered a mechanism…
Improving researchers’ abilities to forecast epidemics
An annual influenza season forecasting challenge issued by the US Centers for Disease Control provides unique insight into epidemic forecasting,…
Zinc could help as non-antibiotic treatment for UTIs
New details about the role of zinc in our immune system could help the development of new non-antibiotic treatment strategies…
New gene hunt reveals potential breast cancer treatment target
Researchers have developed a way to discover elusive cancer-promoting genes, already identifying one that appears to promote aggressive breast cancers.…
Alzheimer’s: How does the brain change over the course of the disease?
What changes in the brain are caused by Alzheimer’s disease? How do these changes differ from those observed in the…
The ABS of molecular engines
Peroxisomes are cell organelles that carry out a number of functions, including the degradation of cytotoxins. For this purpose, they…
Proofs of parallel evolution between cognition, tool development, and social complexity
A study has used eye-tracking techniques to analyze the processes of selective attention that determine the way in which we…