Simple urine test can accurately diagnose and track bladder cancer
A simple urine test devised by researchers at Stanford Medicine and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System…
Zebrafish study reveals how albinism gene influences embryonic eye development
Tiny, striped zebrafish are helping scientists trace how a gene linked to albinism influences eye development, work that…
Scientists Map Genetics of Personality across Million People
Researchers have identified more than 1,200 locations in the human genome associated with personality traits, offering the most…
Suppressor tRNAs restore cystic fibrosis protein in models
Biomedical engineer Bowen Li and his colleagues at the University of Toronto have demonstrated that suppressor transfer…
Maternal illness may reshape fetal brain development through epigenetics
Neurodevelopmental conditions, which include autism spectrum disorders, ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), and more, impact around ten percent of the…
A personalized elimination diet changed the gut microbiome in people with migraine
Researchers tracked gut bacteria, zonulin, and migraine-related biomarkers to test whether personalized food elimination could influence pathways connecting…
Study shows how cancer can act as a systemic disease
In their quest to understand how cancers take root, grow and spread, scientists have for the past half-century…
Stanford scientists develop an ultracompact gene activation tool
The ability to precisely adjust the expression of genes inside the human body – ramping up protective ones…
Faulty myelin-making brain cells may help drive cognitive decline with age
A rare combination of lifelong cognitive tracking, postmortem brain analysis, and targeted mouse experiments reveals unexpected changes in…
Ancient proteins revived to inspire new antimicrobial treatments
University of Oregon biologists have resurrected prehistoric proteins up to 160 million years old that carry natural antimicrobial…
Targeting cyclin-dependent kinases offers new pathways for cancer therapy
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Germany. In the search for new therapeutic approaches that…
Disrupted brain-immune signaling may help drive neurodegeneration
From gut-primed T cells to microglial signaling and persistent gene-regulatory states, researchers map an intricate immune network that…