A molecular mechanism that reads so-called epigenetic information and boosts repair of lesions in our…
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Canada spends over $400 million on medicine that harms seniors
Canada spends more than $400 million annually on drugs prescribed to seniors even though the…
Has breast MRI been performed upside down?
A new phase 1 clinical trial evaluated the differences between pre-operative prone and supine MRI…
Young bowhead whales may cease growing lengthwise to grow head and baleen plates
Young bowhead whales may cease growing lengthwise and undergo severe bone loss to help grow…
Get a clue: Biochemist studies fruit fly to understand Parkinson’s disease, muscle wasting
By studying the fruit fly, researchers have found a connection between a gene called clueless…
New clues to COPD linked to proteostasis imbalance caused by cigarette smoke
Free radicals can reach the endoplasmic reticulum, a cellular organelle that is critical in manufacturing…
Opportunists with a home advantage
Preferred food, territories or mating opportunities – reasons for conflicts between neighboring groups are manifold…
Lizard tail adaptations may reflect predators’ color vision capabilities
Juveniles of numerous lizard species have a vividly blue-colored tail that likely serves to deflect…
Understanding how chemical changes in the brain affect Alzheimer’s disease
A new study is helping to explain why the long-term use of common anticholinergic drugs…
Wild boars and wart hogs may have an internal compass
New research suggests for the first time that wild boars and wart hogs have an…