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Alzheimer’s disease protein links plaques to cell death in mice

A new protein involved in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been identified by researchers at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science

Many chemotherapy drugs kill cancer cells by severely damaging their DNA. However, some tumors can withstand this damage by relying

Pancreatic cancer kills more than 45,000 people in the U.S. each year, mostly due to the fact that it is

An international team of researchers led by the University of British Columbia has made a scientific advance they hope will

Over recent years, Zika virus (ZIKV) has spread eastward from Africa and Asia, leading to an epidemic in the Americas.

A new study has found that not sticking to a regular bedtime and wakeup schedule — and getting different amounts

There are many different types of kidney function tests, usually involving the blood or urine. A kidney function test may

A new climate modeling approach suggests that social processes strongly affect global warming predictions, and mitigation efforts should account for

Just as a computer requires code to work, our bodies are regulated by molecular “programs” that are written early in

A new ultra-thin sound proofing material inspired by the tiny sound absorbent scales found on the wings of a giant