While toxic in high concentrations, copper is essential to life as a trace element. Many tumors require significantly more copper than healthy cells for growth -- a possible new point of attack for ...

This study presents important findings on the role of CXXC-finger protein 1 in regulatory T cell gene regulation and function. The evidence supporting the authors' claims is solid, with mostly ...

Migraines are more than just bad headaches; they stem from a genetic neurological disease that causes suffering for one in ...

New research shows how the Eurasian common shrew (Sorex araneus) changes its brain and bodily size throughout the year. The ...

Researchers at Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) and Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV) ...

HGF nitration disrupts muscle homeostasis as an organism age. The new rat anti-HGF monoclonal antibody the research team developed, called 1H41C10, specially binds to the nitration sites of HGF and ...

After much debate and study, Indiana has a new state law creating a limited bobcat season in counties experiencing population ...

Scientists have discovered how long-term treatment of high blood pressure with commonly prescribed drugs can destroy the kidney's ability to filter and purify blood. The finding could open the door to ...

Tumor cell survival is dependent on phosphate homeostasis, which requires high amounts of energy. Researchers have demonstrated that the silencing of xenotropic and polytropic retrovirus receptor 1 ...

Coming less than a decade after its launch, the studies emerging from the global project are a major achievement. Funders should sign up for the long haul.

Indeed, VN electrical stimulation potently reduces intestinal inflammation restoring intestinal homeostasis, whereas vagotomy has the reverse effect. In this review, we will discuss the current ...