News

This project will aid in management and conservation of the critically endangered black rhinoceros by performing genetic analyses of individuals within the North American population.

The number of people diagnosed with autism has jumped by 787 per cent in the past two decades, a new study shows, likely an effect of increasing recognition.

According to a study, an inexpensive anti-seizure medication markedly improves learning, memory and other cognitive functions in Alzheimer’s patients who have epileptic activity in their brains.

In mouse studies, single-cell whole brain imaging found methamphetamines, cocaine and nicotine all changed neural networks — a key to developing addiction treatments.

Researchers have successfully revived human heart tissue after it was preserved in a subfreezing, supercooled state.

Researchers have discovered the working mechanism of potential drug targets for various diseases such as cancer and inflammatory diseases.

A non-profit, open-science consortium, The COVID Moonshot, has received funding of £8 million from Wellcome, on behalf of the Covid-19 Therapeutics Accelerator. In addition to addressing the current COVID-19 pandemic, the consortium plans to develop one or more novel pan-coronavirus antiviral molecules to combat future outbreaks.

New research has shown why some drugs in clinical trials for treating a form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) often fail and has demonstrated a way to restore their effectiveness.

UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researcher Dr. Alice Soragni has received a $2.5 million grant to develop lab-grown mini tumors that can help to identify treatments for rare neuroendocrine cancers.

Researchers have discovered that sequencing circulating tumor DNA can improve the detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the bloodstream and could further hone precision treatment of the illness.