Diverse biobank study links genetics to disease risk and treatment
A new study by UCLA Health published in Cell presents a major advancement in the future of personalized…
Key Driver of Long-Term Inflammatory Memory Identified
Newswise — One of the most puzzling aspects of common chronic inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis is…
Stroke may trigger younger brain patterns in unaffected regions
In a new study published in The Lancet Digital Health, scientists at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and…
Researchers ID Genetic Target for Aggressive Lung Cancers
UCLA study finds that small cell neuroendocrine tumors depend on a specific protein to grow, offering a potential…
Can a mouse be cloned indefinitely? Decades-long experiment has answers
Scientists harvested eggs from 25th-generation cloned mice and fertilized the eggs, which grew into these early-stage embryos. Credit:…
Scientists discover similarities in brain aging between mice and humans
By scanning the brains of mice throughout their lifespans, scientists at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute and the University of…
Buan Aims to Better Understand Biochemistry of Methanogens
Newswise — Methanogens are organisms so tiny that most people never notice them, yet they are nearly everywhere…
Gene from High Altitude Yak Protected and Repaired Myelin Sheath in Early MS Study
A wild yak in Tibet – credit, Alexandr Frolov, CC 4.0. via Wiki A special gene that helps…
Ancient DNA Switches Found in Plants After 400 Million Years
When we think of evolution, the gradual evolutionary change comes to mind: dinosaurs turning into birds, ancient forests…
Selfish chromosomes hijack Overdrive gene to eliminate rival sperm
A new University of Utah-led study has discovered the mechanism behind a decades-old evolutionary mystery-how “selfish chromosomes” cheat…
Lifelong tracking of fish reveals early behavioral signals of aging
Scientists tracking the entire life of the African turquoise killifish have discovered that behavior alone can predict whether…
Howler Monkeys Began Eating Leaves 13 Million Years Ago, Changing Course of Primate History in South America
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Key Facts 13.3-million–13.6 million-year-old fossils from an extinct relative of the howler monkey show signs…