Scientists Eliminate Lung Tumors by Inhibiting Myc
In a pre-clinical mouse model, VHIO scientists eliminated lung tumors by inhibiting the protein Myc. Previous studies had already shown that Myc was a key…
In a pre-clinical mouse model, VHIO scientists eliminated lung tumors by inhibiting the protein Myc. Previous studies had already shown that Myc was a key…
By suppressing the Nogo Receptor 1 gene (NgR1) in older mice, scientists at Yale University have reset their brain to adolescent levels of plasticity, recreating…
Geneticists at the University of Arizona have discovered an African American Y chromosome with lineage that diverged from previously known Y chromosomes about 338,000 ago,…
Scientists at UC San Francisco discovered that rare somatic cells extracted from human breast tissue are pluripotent cells that could play an important role in…
In a new study, Yale researchers used biodegradable nanoparticles called nanogels to deliver relatively low drug doses to mice with lupus, increasing the median survival…
A new study from UCLA suggests that certain bacteria can pretend to be viruses when infecting humans, allowing them to hijack the body’s immune response…
In a newly published study, researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine provide evidence that bacteriophage can acquire a functional and adaptive immune system, possibly…
While working with mice, Yale researchers used a process known as differentiation to successfully identify cells with certain types of receptors that could eventually morph…
A team of Yale researchers discovered that specialized RNAs called piRNAs guide epigenetic factors to numerous sites throughout the genome of the fruit fly Drosophila,…
Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that a protein called Jagged-1 stimulates human stem cells to differentiate into bone-producing cells. Researchers from the…
Scientists from the University of Bristol have discovered that flowers use patterns of electrical signals in concert with the flower’s other attractive signals to enhance…
In a newly published study, an international team of scientists detail a new class of molecular compounds capable of killing the influenza virus. Simon Fraser…
In an effort to shed new light on the evolutionary origin of the head, a newly published study looks at the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis…
A newly published study from the University of Adelaide shows that calcified dental plaque (dental calculus) found on ancient teeth from 34 early European skeletons…
A newly published study suggests that fat is stored in the body in two distinct ways and may lead to ways to prevent cells from…
Researchers from the Broad Institute have developed a tool known as the Composite of Multiple Signals (CMS) test to detect the genetic signals of positive…
A newly published study shows that so-called passenger mutations can slow or even halt tumor growth and suggests that cancer should be viewed as an…
Neuroscientists at USC have isolated and ablated the neurons that express TRPM8, finding that mice depleted of TRPM8 neurons could not feel cold but still…