When the Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened on April 26, 1986, the region became one of the most heavily contaminated areas on the planet. A 1,000-square-mile area surrounding the doomed nuclear ...

A team of researchers at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center has identified a new pathway through which mutations in the tumor suppressor p53 gene—found very frequently in human tumors—hijack DNA ...

Researchers have identified a potential treatment strategy for Rett syndrome via alternative splicing modulation of the MECP2 gene.

Benitec Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Jerel A. Banks, M.D., Ph.D., will share an updated presentation detailing the significant, durable, improvements in dysphagic symptom burden and ...

Researchers reviewed how somatic mutations accumulate in normal and diseased tissues, showing that natural selection can expand clones that influence disease risk, tissue adaptation, or cellular ...

Bacteria and phages that travel in space behave much differently in microgravity than they do in labs on Earth, exciting ...

Researchers have discovered a new way to increase a key brain protein damaged in Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects thousands of children worldwide. Early studies in mice and ...

GLP-1s are building a reputation as "wonder drugs." First characterized for their ability to improve insulin release and treat diabetes, the drugs were later found to promote weight loss and improve ...

A team of researchers at Texas Children's Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) and Baylor College of Medicine report ...

Researchers say study findings have highlighted biomarkers that could help improve early diagnosis of esophageal cancer, when it is easier to treat.

A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas ...