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A team of scientists has identified two distinct subtypes of insulin-producing beta cells, or ß cells, each with crucial characteristics that may be leveraged to better understand and treat Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

A new study has, for the first time, identified specific brain areas that are damaged by the effects of high blood pressure.

According to research, the breast tumors of Asian, Black and white women have very different cellular, microbial and genomic features that could potentially be used to personalize care or predict disease progression.

Steroid hormones act by binding to receptor molecules that switch on and off the activity of hormone-dependent genes. Researchers at the University of Freiburg and Kiel University Hospital have discovered that components of the cytoskeleton are critically involved in this process.

New research has indicated that our microbiomes may harbor antibiotic-resistance genes, particularly in countries with a heavy burden of antibiotic consumption.

A recent study paves the way to increased efficiency of second-generation ethanol production based on the discovery of novel targets for metabolic engineering in a more robust strain of industrial yeast.

Research has demonstrated how nitrogen from human milk is used by beneficial microbes in the gut of infants to support pediatric nutrition and development.

A new study suggests that E. coli from meat products may be responsible for hundreds of thousands of urinary tract infections in the U.S. each year.

New research has illustrated the role of the microbiome in conferring the heart health benefits of walnuts.

A parasite with devastating impacts on human health and agriculture is the first pathogen to have its proteins mapped within its cells, which could help to identify new drug targets.