Month: February 2013

Researchers have demonstrated a high cure rate and remarkably few side effects in treating patients…

Researchers have discovered a gene associated with a form of cholesterol that increases the risk…

Recently, large studies have identified some of the genetic basis for important common diseases such…

Researchers have found a genetic variant that doubles the likelihood that people will have calcium…

The vital role filled by volunteer subjects – both sick and healthy – is an…

A compound that stimulates the production of a tumor-fighting protein may improve the usefulness of…

Nitrogen in ocean waters fuels the growth of two tiny but toxic phytoplankton species that…

Biological sciences professors have investigated how corals specialize to particular environments in the ocean. They…

People who grew up in U.S. states where it was legal to drink alcohol before…

The number of people with Alzheimer’s disease in the U.S. is expected to triple in…