Finding has implications for other diseases involving multiple genes

Iowa researchers find intestinal cells’ immune response protects vital neurons

These molecular machines are often as elaborate as man-made devices, but exactly how they work is much harder to understand because of their extremely small size

The current study provides the first images of the RyR1 channel in the open state, as well as in various conformations in which it has changed shape but the channel has not yet opened

One of the biggest challenges in cancer therapy is being able to sufficiently deliver chemotherapy drugs to tumors without exposing healthy tissues to their toxic effects

Clinical trials to test various gene therapy treatments are underway

The researchers developed a hybrid nanosensor incorporating magnetic resonance and fluorescence

Preventing beige fat cells from digesting their own energy sources reduces obesity and pre-diabetic symptoms in mice

A study in the Journal of the American Chemical Society reports that these novel components can damage cells when they are exposed to light

Currently, tests to detect the presence of infection or disease require a sample of blood from a patient, which is later analyzed in a laboratory to detect markers of disease