A study published in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite, destabilize the cancer genome. Unstable genomes are a fertile playground for cancer ...

Researchers have used mouse models to study how cocaine addiction alters the brain, illuminating why relapse is common as ...

A modified version of psilocin could offer a way of treating certain neuropsychiatric conditions, without hallucinatory side effects.

Scientists offer new insight into how the body detects light touch and how disruptions in that process may contribute to sensory disorders.

Researchers have found evidence of nuclear metabolic enzymes for the first time, contributing to our understanding of cancer ...

Neuroscientists at King’s College London (UK) have pinpointed a mechanism behind the increased neural connectivity seen in very early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Published in Translational ...

Researchers identify three new proteins that the body uses to determine 'safe' foods, helping understand food allergy.

Cockroach gut microbes can rapidly degrade polystyrene, demonstrating their potential for plastic bioremediation.

Gene therapy that can cross the blood–brain barrier represents a non-invasive way to map gene expression in the brains of ...

Targeted modulation of certain intracellular signaling proteins could represent an exciting new approach to drug development. In a recently published review, a research team led by MedUni Vienna ...

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

Biomaterials are taking medicine by storm – explore some recent preclinical advances in the field that may yield therapeutic benefits.