Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a life-threatening disease in which lung tissue becomes scarred, making it hard to ...

Scientists are hoping to use genetic engineering to reduce the transmission of Lyme disease. The scientists' target is not ...

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An estimated 100 million Americans have some degree of fatty liver disease, and until very recently, not a single drug was ...

A team led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco has identified two existing cancer drugs that ...

Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases, genetic disorders affecting the brain, have no effective treatment and are typically fatal within the first years of life. Scientists have reasoned that replacing the ...

Using their new mouse model, the team discovered how the Icelandic mutation protects mice against Alzheimer's disease. Specifically, they found that the Icelandic mutation decreases the susceptibility ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

3D computer rendering of a cytokine. (Studio Molekuul's Images/Canva) A protein that helps keep inflammation in check may one ...

Engineered fluorescent nanobodies that work inside living cells can label multiple proteins in different colors at once, ...

Irisin, a hormone released during exercise, appears to directly shield neurons from damage in a mouse model of multiple ...