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High-throughput analysis of blood plasma could aid in the identification of diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for ALS, according to a new study.

The anesthetic drug ketamine administered in low doses, has been shown to help treat difficult-to-treat depression. A research team has now identified a key target for the drug – specific serotonin receptors in the brain.

A randomized study has found patients with head and neck cancer experienced less adverse side effects when treated with a new optimized intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) technique designed to reduce the risk of swallowing difficulties, known as dysphagia.

A non-invasive test, known as a liquid biopsy, can predict how well men with advanced prostate cancer will respond to treatment.

Farmers in Bangladesh achieved significantly higher yields and revenues by growing insect-resistant, genetically engineered eggplant, according to a new study.

A new technique has overcome a major barrier in bacterial engineering, setting the stage for medical advances.

A recent study explores the ways parasitism will respond to climate change, providing researchers new insights into disease transmission.

Under high pressures lighter elements have similar structures to heavier elements in the same group, except for nitrogen. However, high-pressure research has disproved this special status.

The development of solid state and time-step VCD methods have opened a new horizon to reveal the mechanism of chirality amplification from microscopic to supramolecular scales.

A Bochum-based team intends to use organoids derived from stem cells to study the progression of SARS-CoV-2 infection and to identify antiviral substances.