Blood test detects breast cancer more than a year before scans
A personalized blood test called Pathlight detected circulating tumor DNA a median of 13.8 months before metastatic breast…
Biology’s four-letter DNA alphabet just expanded to eight
Researchers showed that E. coli RNA polymerase can read and transcribe an eight-letter genetic alphabet containing four natural…
Genetic study links GLP-1 drugs to higher risk of male-pattern baldness
Men genetically predisposed to male-pattern baldness showed about 7% higher odds of hair loss when genetic variants predicted…
Scientists resurrect a 160-million-year-old mammal immune system and watch it evolve
Researchers reconstructed antimicrobial peptides from mammal ancestors dating back about 160 million years and found that some ancient…
New ‘Google-like’ search engine can scan millions of cells for hidden RNA clues in seconds
Malva can search RNA sequences across millions of individual cells in seconds without requiring researchers to download enormous…
Newer blood thinners linked to slower Alzheimer’s decline
Newer blood thinners were linked to slightly slower memory and thinking decline in people with both Alzheimer’s disease…
Scientists discover how our sixth sense really works
Proprioception, the body’s quiet sense of position and movement, depends on sensory neurons that are genetically programmed to…
Deadly poisons in wolfsbane and larkspur linked to pain relief, malaria and cancer therapy
Wolfsbane and larkspur make powerful chemicals linked to pain relief, malaria, cancer and pest control, but some are…
New enzyme removes years of aging from skin and other human tissue
Scientists engineered CMLase, an enzyme that removes CML, a form of age-related protein damage linked to tissue stiffness…
Breakthrough sulfur compound may slow muscle loss as we age
Muscles become weaker with age partly because a natural repair signal called HGF can become chemically damaged and…
New study finds that skin damage begins before visible aging appears
Collagen begins losing its internal organization before skin shows visible signs of aging, thinning, or damage.Researchers used advanced…
MIT scientists develop a new way to grow artificial blood vessels
Artificial tissues can mimic muscle, liver, kidney and skin, but they still face a basic survival problem: cells…