Month: August 2013

More forms of mercury can be converted to deadly methylmercury than previously thought, according to…

Scientists have shown a novel way to dramatically raise the potency of drug candidates targeting…

Proteins are the workhorses of cells, adopting conformations that allow them to set off chemical…

Celiac disease patients with ongoing intestine damage have a greater than 2-fold increased risk of…

Older women who take certain types of medication to combat high blood pressure may be…

Scientists have examined the genetic overlap between Parkinson disease (PD) and Alzheimer disease (AD).

Using infrared data from the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, an international team of astronomers has…

The surface of Mars it pocked by more than 600 “double-layered ejecta” DLE craters, but…

A new study reports that the small intestine uses more cells than scientists had realized…

The painful, red skin that comes from too much time in the sun is caused…