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A specific lipid molecule can help guide oligonucleotide therapeutics to areas of the brain damaged by stroke, which could improve stroke treatment.

Scientists showed how prime editing can correct mutations that cause sickle cell disease in a potentially curative approach.

Researchers have identified a gene – Arrdc5 – which is expressed in the testicular tissue of mammals, which they suggest could be a promising target for male contraceptive development. The study is published in Nature Communications.

A new study has suggested that a drug formulation derived from indirubin, a molecule found in indigo plants used in Chinese medicine, can improve glioblastoma survival in mice.

Computer simulations have helped researchers understand in detail how pharmaceutically active substances cross cell membranes. These findings can now be used to discover new drug candidates more efficiently.

According to research, even a relatively short course of prescribed steroids led to impaired memory performance in rodents when carrying out a memory and learning-related task.

Using bears, researchers have discovered a protein that normally helps fight inflammatory conditions in the body and ensures that blood clots when bleeding occurs.

New research provides insight into how an enzyme that helps regulate aging and other metabolic processes accesses our genetic material to modulate gene expression within the cell.

A new clinical trial will investigate the safety and efficacy of a vaccine for the prevention of Lyme disease in children over the age of five.

Neurobiologists advance understanding of how zebrafish use hair cells to detect movement; findings may apply to human hearing and balance.