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A protein called Oct2 has been identified as the master regulator behind the development of antibody-producing cells. The findings may help understand how certain cancers arise.

Researchers have released a new online tool to help schools, hospitals and residents understand and reduce the impact of traffic-related air pollution. 

Estrogen receptor α (ERα) plays a key role in several breast cancers. New research in Cell reports that in addition to its activity in the nucleus, it can also help cancer cells overcome anticancer mechanisms and develop resistance to treatment.

Researchers have found that nuts do not contribute to weight gain. It provides further evidence that long-standing concerns about nuts and weight gain – often found in popular media and clinical nutrition guidelines – are unwarranted.

Scientists have used tools enhanced with AI to successfully propose a new combination of drugs for use against an incurable childhood brain cancer.

In a preclinical study published in Glia, researchers report that the small molecule drug SRI-42127 can potently reduce the triggers of neuroinflammation.

Footprints found at White Sands National Park in New Mexico provide the earliest unequivocal evidence of human activity in the Americas and offer insight into life over 23,000 years ago.

Research has found that more than 80% of therapies tested in Phase III oncology trials did not achieve meaningful clinical benefit in prolonging survival.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed an approach to estimating when a person who is likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, but has no cognitive symptoms, will start showing signs of Alzheimer’s dementia.

Aging takes a toll on the body and on the mind. For example, the tissue of aging human brains sometimes develops abnormal clumps of proteins that are the hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. How can you protect your brain from these effects? Researchers have found that older adults may benefit from a specific diet even when they develop these protein deposits.