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'Junk RNA' molecule found to play key role in cellular response to stress
19 Dec 2016
A study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found a surprising role for what had been considered a nonfunctional "junk" RNA... +more
World of viruses uncovered
28 Nov 2016
A groundbreaking study of the virosphere of the most populous animals -- those without backbones such as insects, spiders and worms and that live... +more
Natural compound reduces signs of aging in healthy mice
04 Nov 2016
Much of human health hinges on how well the body manufactures and uses energy. For reasons that remain unclear, cells' ability to produce energy... +more
Computers learn to spot deadly bacteria
25 Sep 2016
Machine learning can predict strains of bacteria likely to cause food poisoning outbreaks, research has found. The study -- which focused on... +more
How Chinese Medicine Kills Cancer Cells
12 Sep 2016
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have shown how a complex mix of plant compounds derived from ancient clinical practice in China -- a... +more
New Research Reveals Cancers Need A 'Perfect Storm' of Conditions to Develop
28 Aug 2016
Scientists have demonstrated for the first time the 'perfect storm' of conditions that cells need to start forming cancer, helping to explain why... +more
Forms of HIV can cross from chimps to humans, study confirms
24 Jul 2016
No one knows exactly how it happened. It may have entered through a cut or bite wound, the blood of a chimpanzee seeping into an exposed fingertip or... +more
Research may point to new ways to deliver drugs into bacteria
20 Jun 2016
An exhaustive look at how bacteria hold their ground and avoid getting pushed around by their environment shows how dozens of genes aid the essential... +more
Vitamin nicotinamide riboside protects mice from diabetes complications
28 May 2016
A naturally occurring vitamin, nicotinamide riboside (NR), can lower blood sugar levels, reduce fatty liver, and prevent peripheral nerve damage in... +more
Why Cancer Drugs Can't Take the Pressure
15 May 2016
A major reason why cancer drugs fail is that they cannot penetrate the high-pressure environment of solid tumors. A study published May 10th in... +more

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