A steady supply of sugar is good news for colorectal cancer
The current thought is that sugar is harmful to our health mainly because consuming too much can lead to obesity. Research shows that obesity increases
Read moreThe current thought is that sugar is harmful to our health mainly because consuming too much can lead to obesity. Research shows that obesity increases
Read moreUPDATE: A few months after this article was posted, the work by Baylor researchers has begun to have international impact. Read the details here. The use
Read moreIn a mouse model of spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1), mice carrying mutant Pumilio1 genes develop progressive motor deficits and cerebellar degeneration. Studies conducted by the
Read moreMany of the therapies that are currently being developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease focus on reducing the levels of amyloid-beta, a small protein that is
Read moreIndividuals with a complex neurological condition called 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome are missing a small piece of chromosome 15 that usually contains six genes. Although this
Read moreIf your skin is injured, it can heal itself. If you lose blood, your body makes more. If a lobe is removed from a mouse
Read moreDisrupt the circadian clock, and metabolism will change. Alter the microbiome and, again, metabolism will change. Would altering the circadian clock affect the microbiome? Dr.
Read moreThe 22q11.2 region of human chromosome 22 is a hotspot for a variety of birth defects. Scientists learned about this region because it is deleted in
Read moreScientists estimate that as many as 15 percent of couples with infertility and 50 percent of women with recurrent pregnancy loss do not have a
Read moreTaking a pill that prevents the accumulation of toxic molecules in the brain might someday help prevent or delay Alzheimer’s disease, according to scientists at
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