Molecular biologists have long believed that the beginning of a gene launched the process of transcription—the process by ...

Some cells, such as immune cells, are highly mobile—they constantly remodel their shape, migrate toward a wound that needs to ...

Kidney fibrosis, a silent threat, involves scar tissue replacing normal kidney tissue, gradually impairing function. Often undetected until advanced stages, it stems from conditions like diabetes and ...

From Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s hand came branches and whorls, spines and webs. Now-famous drawings by the neuroanatomist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries showed, for the first time, the ...

A new gene therapy has slowed the progression of Huntington's disease by as much as 75%. Known as AMT-130, it is delivered via brain surgery, and a single dose is expected to last someone's whole life ...

It can be dangerous to go without sleeping, even for a day. Longer-term sleep deprivation can cause cognitive impairment, hallucinations, and other side effects. The longest recorded time without ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Acting NSW Police Commissioner Peter Thurtell has acknowledged the “enduring toll” borne by the family and colleagues of slain police ...

If you had a glorious landholding of over two square kilometres of coastal wilderness abutting one of Australia’s most beloved surf beaches, what kind of house would you build? The owners did the most ...

The burden of cognitive decline is growing, affecting many people worldwide and placing a substantial strain on health-care ...

Successes of protein science during the past century have provided a high level of understanding of the relationships between the protein structure and ...