Researchers at Fujita Health University and the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science have uncovered a previously overlooked form of brain abnormality linked to anxiety: excessive maturation ...

Much of the phenotypic variation that is observed within and between species is the result of differences in gene regulation: specifically when, where and how much the genes are expressed. Given the ...

The 55th Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Research has been awarded to professor Steven ...

Researchers have discovered that a gene called CHRNA3 plays a key role in determining alcohol sensitivity, helping explain why some people tolerate alcohol better than others.

The most dangerous animal in the world just got easier to study—and perhaps defeat one day. Researchers from Rockefeller ...

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) report that the gene, CHRNA3, acts as a key regulator of alcohol sensitivity. Published in ...

A new study has revealed that the gene HMGN1 is a key driver of congenital heart defects (CHDs) in Down syndrome. Using ...

Young umbrella acacia trees in Africa survive severe drought by putting their natural processes into overdrive when water is ...

Most people are born with two functioning copies of each gene-one inherited from each parent. In many cases, having just one ...

Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) accounts for up to 10% of childhood cancers and nearly half of pediatric soft tissue sarcomas.

Scientists have uncovered a key role for the protein “Frazzled” in building and maintaining the rapid neural connections that allow fruit flies to react in milliseconds.

Uterine fibroids (UFs) are common hormone-dependent tumors with a complex etiology involving both genetic and environmental factors. This study aimed ...