Vitamin D deficiency is caused by insufficient dietary intake or sunlight exposure, and it is increasing worldwide

With a whiff of the opposite sex, these hormone-sensitive neurons trigger pro-social behavior in mice and could play roles in anxiety, depression, and other mood-related conditions in humans

U-M researchers say their paper serves as both a warning and a call to action

New facility will bring genomics and systems biology together under one roof

ProteomeTools scientists report on the synthesis of a library of more than 330,000 reference peptides

Researchers' findings in animal models could have implications for future pharmaceutical development

However, the researchers also caution that more work is needed to investigate how broadly these results apply

In hopes of creating better access to medical care, Stanford researchers have trained an algorithm to diagnose skin cancer

Studies fill an important gap in knowledge between the molecular, circuit and behavioral effects of the brain-signaling molecule called neuropeptide Y

While applications for this kind of organism are still far in the future, the researchers say the work could be used to create new functions for single-celled organisms that play important roles in drug discovery and much more

In laboratory experiments, some in human cells and others in mouse cells, researchers found that the process for copying mtDNA (or replication), an essential aspect to energy production, is prone to stalling

In combating bacterial infections, the enzyme myeloperoxidase acts like a sniper: Equipped with highly explosive ammunition, it targets extremely precisely, without causing collateral damage to their surroundings