If future studies confirm the rescued receptors work normally, the study offers a new roadmap for rare disease drug development.

A study published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology is the first time researchers have shown evidence that a single ...

“This is the first detailed study of how and where ORC regulates epigenetics and gene expression in human cells,” said Anindya Dutta, Ph.D., leader of the study and chair of the University of Alabama ...

Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) is the most common form of dementia, with symptoms appearing after age 65. Since carriers of clusterin risk alleles have an increased likelihood of developing ...

The organ is being removed from a pig—an animal whose heart, in its size and function, most approximates a human’s—but that’s hardly ... leaving a ghost-like structure behind. The idea: Instead of ...

Taste receptors are specialized proteins that facilitate the sense of taste. There are different groups of receptors for ...

Microplastics have been detected in human blood, brain tissue, and even bones, where they may weaken skeletal structure and ...

Researchers analyzed 62 scientific studies and found that microplastics can harm bones in several ways. These tiny plastic ...