A study published in the journal Science reveals how jumping fragments of human DNA, a type of genetic parasite, destabilize the cancer genome. Unstable genomes are a fertile playground for cancer ...

Researchers have used mouse models to study how cocaine addiction alters the brain, illuminating why relapse is common as ...

We caught up with the authors of a new book on the applications of nanomedicine in cancer to get their inside line on the book and its topic.

Researchers have found evidence of nuclear metabolic enzymes for the first time, contributing to our understanding of cancer ...

A modified version of psilocin could offer a way of treating certain neuropsychiatric conditions, without hallucinatory side effects.

Scientists offer new insight into how the body detects light touch and how disruptions in that process may contribute to sensory disorders.

Gene therapy that can cross the blood–brain barrier represents a non-invasive way to map gene expression in the brains of ...

Neuroscientists at King’s College London (UK) have pinpointed a mechanism behind the increased neural connectivity seen in very early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Published in Translational ...

Researchers identify three new proteins that the body uses to determine 'safe' foods, helping understand food allergy.

Modulating alternative splicing of the MECP2 gene has been identified as a potential therapeutic strategy for Rett syndrome. A team of researchers at Texas Children’s Duncan Neurological Research ...

Cockroach gut microbes can rapidly degrade polystyrene, demonstrating their potential for plastic bioremediation.