Old chemistry unlocks safer and stronger mRNA delivery
As millions of people know firsthand, the most common side effect of mRNA vaccines like the COVID-19 shot…
Researchers unveil drug complex that makes cancer cells self-report to immune system
Two junior research groups at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have developed a drug complex that kills cancer cells…
Parental cholesterol predicts asthma severity in children
New research links parents’ metabolic health and a child’s birth weight to asthma severity, uncovering for the first…
Understanding brain activity during sleep to detect early neurological changes
“Complex processes are going on in the brain when we sleep,” says Dr Karolina Armonaitė, a neuroscientist from…
Medieval remedies show surprising parallels to modern wellness trends
It turns out the Dark Ages weren’t all that dark! According to new research, medieval medicine was way…
UConn, Connecticut Children’s trial gene-editing for rare disease
Julieta Bonvin Sallago is constantly plagued by the worry that she will not wake up in the middle…
Study reveals how aging alters liver function and structure
The aging liver undergoes dramatic changes in its functional organization and other key attributes, which may underpin its…
CRISPR-mediated DNA methylation editing regulates inflammation and tumor growth
Genes, fragments of DNA located on our chromosomes, control much of what happens in cells. Each cell activates…
Middle precentral gyrus plays key role in orchestrating speech movements
A new study from UC San Francisco challenges the traditional view of how the brain strings sounds together…
Using cannabis can make lasting changes to your body’s epigenetic code
Using cannabis could make changes to your body’s epigenetic code, research has discovered. The findings, which were published…