While lifestyle choices and genetics go a long way toward predicting longevity, a new study shows that certain community characteristics
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Scientists create tool to detect genes associated with psychiatric, brain diseases
Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine and colleagues created a new computational tool called H-MAGMA to study the genetic
Mathematical model could lead to better treatment for diabetes
One promising new strategy to treat diabetes is to give patients insulin that circulates in their bloodstream, staying dormant until
‘Primitive’ stem cells shown to regenerate blood vessels in the eye
Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have successfully turned back the biological hands of time, coaxing adult human cells in
Scientists identify new target for Parkinson’s therapies
A master control region of a protein linked to Parkinson’s disease has been identified for the first time. The finding,
Microscopic STAR particles offer new potential treatment for skin diseases
Skin diseases affect half of the world’s population, but many treatments are not effective, require frequent injections, or cause significant
Researchers identify factors essential for chronic hepatitis B infection
Researchers at Princeton University have identified a set of human proteins that the hepatitis B virus (HBV) uses to establish
A close look at how the coronavirus binds to cells in the lungs
A team of researchers from the Westlake Institute for Advanced Study in Hangzhou, Westlake University and Tsinghua University has produced
Bacteria potentially involved in the development of type 2 diabetes
Bacteria may be involved in the development of type 2 diabetes, according to a study published today in Nature Metabolism by researchers from
Vaccine to combat the deadly coronavirus is still at least one year away
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations is coordinating the development of a vaccine in laboratories across the world and is