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Researchers at Rice University have developed a theoretical framework to explain how cancers caused by more than one genetic mutation can be more easily identified and possibly stopped.

The more antibiotics prescribed to patients 60 and older, the more likely they were to develop inflammatory bowel disease, suggesting antibiotic use may be linked to increases in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis in older people.

A major study on the once critically endangered pink pigeon says a high load of bad genetic mutations puts it at considerable risk of extinction in the wild within 100 years without continued conservation actions.

A study has tracked the changes in brain volumes of Parkinson's patients over 8.8 years to provide a map of which parts of the brain change as the disease progresses.

Despite zinc’s critical role, however, it has not been clear how the metal gets put into proteins that use it or how our cells respond to zinc deficiency, until now.

A new method has been developed that enables analysis of the spatial patterns of gene expression in three dimensions, permitting greater understanding of how a cell's environment can impact gene expression.

A new study has highlighted the health benefits of eliminating air pollution emissions from energy-related activities.

Long queues at traffic lights could be a thing of the past, thanks to a new artificial intelligence system developed by Aston University researchers.

Artificial intelligence systems have been taught to identify between different types of arthritis and healthy joints which could lead to quicker and more targeted treatments.

Perovskite materials may hold the potential to play an important role in a process to produce hydrogen in a renewable manner.