Researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison have compared the whole genomes of children with very high-stress early lives to those of kids whose childhoods were relatively tranquil. They found scores […]
Childhood physical and sexual abuse has been linked to endometriosis, a painful condition that affects one in 10 reproductive-age women in the U.S., according to new findings. The association between […]
A receptor called muscarinic type 3 (M3R), a key regulator of the remyelination process, is a promising drug target for treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS), University at Buffalo researchers have […]
Structural and functional abnormalities in the brain circuit that normally makes social interaction feel rewarding are present in children with autism, a new study from the Stanford University School of […]
A magnetic wire used to retrieve scarce and hard-to-capture tumor cells could turn out to be a rapid and effective tactic for early cancer detection, researchers at the Stanford University […]
A new method for directly measuring synaptic loss in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease has been tested by Yale researchers. The method, which uses PET imaging technology to scan for a […]
In an advance that could lead to new treatments for a variety of diseases, MIT researchers have devised a new way to deliver messenger RNA (mRNA) into cells. Messenger RNA, […]
A protein that guards cells against aging-related problems by protecting a particularly vulnerable set of genes has been identified by researchers from Stanford University and the VA Palo Alto Health […]
