It's a common storytelling trope: the stubborn foe who is eventually revealed to be a much-needed friend. Biology has its own ...

Humans have it. So does Drosophila. But not yeast. That "it" is a small pause at the start of gene activity—a brief molecular halt that may have helped life evolve from simple cells to complex animals ...

One of the biggest risk factors for developing liver cancer is a high-fat diet. A new study from MIT reveals how a fatty diet ...

Researchers at the University of Houston are pushing the boundaries of biomedical innovation with a discovery that could ...

Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) arises from defective blood stem cells that progressively lose their normal functions. Japanese researchers have revealed how changes in chromatin accessibility—how DNA ...

Washington Research Foundation (WRF) has awarded three-year postdoctoral fellowships to a new cohort of 12 early-career researchers who will pursue innovative, high-impact projects in the natural ...

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Renowned cancer scientist Prof Sharon Prince has been honoured with the 2025 A.G. Oettlé Memorial Award for her pioneering research, leadership and dedication to developing affordable cancer therapies ...

This year, our scientists offered new hope for treating neurodegeneration and obesity and dramatically improved the odds that ...

Study finds fatty diets reprogram liver cells, raising cancer risk Every meal you eat could be quietly shaping your liver’s ...

A research team from the Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with China Pharmaceutical University, integrated whole-genome assemblies of 122 vascular plant ...

Through a recent notice, the Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has ...