Are fungi the unlikely heroes in detecting cancer?
Researchers found fungi living in different types of human cancer. They suggested doctors could use fungal DNA in blood samples as a new…
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Could gene therapy cure Hemophilia B?
Scientists tested a new virus-based gene therapy to promote blood clotting in people with Hemophilia B.
Researchers link brain patterns during sleep with Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists found people with early Alzheimer’s disease have different electrical activity in their brains while they sleep.
Researchers created hybrid monkeys from stem cells
Scientists in China made live monkey hybrids using cells from embryos, to help them study how animals heal and reproduce.
Scientists described a couch potato cave salamander called the olm
Researchers tracked a species of large cave salamanders for several years to see how they survived their low-energy surroundings. It turns…
New way to detect early-stage cancer
Researchers developed a new non-invasive method to detect cancer at the early stage from DNA in blood samples.
Chronic sleep deprivation linked to alcohol use
Scientists found a protein linking sleep deprivation and alcohol consumption through the brain reward circuit in rats.
What causes decompression sickness in astronauts?
Scientists found tracers for inflammation and traumatic brain damage in people who climbed to high altitudes mimicking the low pressure…
A new tool can spot moving elements in genome data
Researchers developed a computational tool to identify bits of the genome that move around. Their tool will help other scientists find…
New immunotherapy combo shrinks lung cancer
Scientists recently combined two immunotherapy treatments to successfully reduce tumor size in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.