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A new research study has explored whether the changes in timing, velocity, or amplitude of the BMI trajectory during infancy and early childhood is influenced by specific genetic factors acting at different developmental stages.

In a new study, a team of researchers from the University of Texas Dallas have explored ghrelin's potential role in the neurodegenerative disorder, Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Researchers at the University of Göttingen have developed a new method that takes advantage of the unusual properties of graphene to electromagnetically interact with fluorescing (light-emitting) molecules.

Providing a glimpse the hidden workings of evolution, a group of researchers at UC Santa Barbara have discovered that embryos that appear the same can start out with surprisingly different instructions.

Melatonin could be a novel drug for preventing bone loss of astronauts during space flight.

The human digestive tract is home to thousands of different strains of bacteria. Many of these are beneficial, while others contribute to health problems such as inflammatory bowel disease. Researchers from MIT and the Broad Institute have now isolated and preserved samples of nearly 8,000 of these strains, while also clarifying their genetic and metabolic context.

In a new study, researchers at the Michigan State University have explored further how cocaine exposure affects the expression of a gene known as FosB in the mouse hippocampus.

A research team has developed helical polypeptide potassium ionophores that lead to the onset of programmed cell death. The mechanism induces the "self-killing" of cancerous cells by perturbing ion homeostasis.

Researchers from Boyce Thompson Institute have uncovered the function of a pair of plant genes that could help farmers improve phosphate capture, potentially reducing the environmental harm associated with fertilization.

Breast cancer drugs may force some cancer cells into "sleeper mode", allowing them to come back to life years after initial treatment.