Paternal sperm epigenetics may help explain early pregnancy loss
When a pregnancy ends early and unexplained, the search for answers usually begins with the mother. Lacey Luense,…
Cell proliferation gene plays a distinct role in cells that no longer proliferate
In a tale of identities as divergent as “The Prince and the Pauper,” a well-known cancer-causing gene also…
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…
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…
Shared protein pathology redefines treatment for multiple neurodegenerative diseases
On the surface, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE) might seem…
Researchers develop new tool to estimate a cell’s biological age
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University have developed a new tool that estimates a cell’s biological age…
New microfluidic chip predicts personalized glioblastoma treatment responses
Even for the same brain tumor treated with the same anticancer drug, the effect can differ from patient…
New genetic mutations linked to malaria drug resistance discovered
Researchers searching for genetic clues to the growing problem of malaria drug resistance identified new mutations associated with…
Sprint exercise sends a very different molecular signal through the body
Just minutes of all-out sprint work produced a striking surge in circulating proteins and metabolites, revealing how exercise…
First human trials of designer protein therapies stun US neuroscientists
“Stunned silence.” That’s how Bryan Roth of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine described the…
Possible relationship between genetic polymorphisms and the risk of exercise addiction among Turkish elite athletes: an exploratory pilot study
The present exploratory pilot study investigated genetic variants potentially associated with EA among elite Turkish athletes using a…