A study in mice, led by scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), has found that a component of breast milk provides an essential signal that triggers the ...

Michael Gotthardt at the Max Delbrück Center and collaborators are developing a drug to treat a common type of heart failure ...

Buildup of acidic byproducts in pancreatic tumors alleviates the effects of other environmental stresses and aids the cancer.

Identifying the neural mechanisms that support the regulation of vital physiological processes, such as drinking, eating and sleeping, is a long-standing goal within the neuroscience research ...

The monoclonal antibody Herceptin dras­tically improves prog­nosis for patients with HER2+ breast cancer. But if the primary tumor metasta­sizes to the brain, it often fails to respond to treatments.

A study in mice by researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) has identified a group of amino acids that play a key role during certain stages of brain development. In ...

Scientists at UC Irvine have found a way to potentially reverse age-related vision loss by targeting the ELOVL2 “aging gene” and restoring vital fatty acids in the retina. Their experiments in mice ...

A new study reported in Nature has determined that the amino acid cysteine could promote regeneration among cells in the small intestine... | Cell And Molecular Biology ...