A pilot project suggests that in the near future, a blood test could show whether arteries carrying blood to the…
Worsening of overdose crisis predicted: Limits of focusing on prescription opioids
A study from investigators projects that the opioid overdose epidemic in the US is likely to increase in coming years,…
No sweat? That’s an issue for home-schooled children
Children schooled at home may not get enough exercise even if they participate in organized sports and physical activities, according…
A new toolkit for studying how ‘PARP’ activity boosts cancers
A new method is likely to speed the study of an important biological process called ADP-ribosylation — a process driven…
The delicate balance of treating growing but brittle bones
Turning off a bone receptor protein could potentially treat osteoporosis in children without affecting bone growth, according to new research.
When mucus can be key to treating colon and airway diseases
Researchers have identified proteins that control mucous production and suggest clues to treating colon and airway diseases.
Gene therapy cassettes improved for muscular dystrophy
Experimental gene therapy cassettes for Duchenne muscular dystrophy have been modified to deliver better performance. The cassettes, which carry the…
Enzyme warps space to break the cell’s speed limit
Researchers have found that rhomboid enzymes, which are special proteins that cut other proteins, are able to break the ‘cellular…
An Inmate’s Death in Jail and a Journalist’s Search for Why
For the county prosecutor, the case was closed. But the story of why Lamekia Dockery died, and why no one…
An Inmate’s Death in Jail and a Journalist’s Search for Why
For the county prosecutor, the case was closed. But the story of why Lamekia Dockery died, and why no one…