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Researchers at the University of Kentucky’s College of Medicine have found that a class of antibiotics called aminoglycosides could be a promising treatment for frontotemporal dementia.

New data suggests that targeted adaptation of plants to facilitate successful adjustment to changing climatic conditions is likely to be a complicated task.

Scientists examine how a gut infection may produce chronic symptoms, they hope that their findings could help find a new treatments for conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Purdue University researchers have designed a novel approach to use deep learning to better understand how proteins interact in the body – paving the way to producing accurate structure models of protein interactions. This knowledge could help design better drugs that specifically target protein interactions.

Fat cells are filled with droplets coated by molecules that act like hotel doormen: These “doormen” control cellular access for nutrients as well as for the exit of energy-supplying molecules called lipids. Yale researchers report that they have found the molecular regulator of this fat droplet doorman.

Findings, from a new clinical trial, indicate that targeted forms of radiotherapy can effectively treat bladder cancer which has spread to the lymph nodes of the pelvis.

A new research study indicates that there is a higher risk of early death among patients with oropharynx cancer when not caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), than those whose tumors are HPV-positive.

Boston researchers have developed a new way to generate groups of intestinal cells that can be used to make disease models in the lab to test treatments for diseases affecting the gastrointestinal system.

A study of seven wastewater treatment plants in the Eastern United States reveals a mixed record when it comes to removing medicines such as antibiotics and antidepressants.

A recently study that looked at public opinion on plant-based diets has found widespread support for the ethics and environmental benefits of veganism and vegetarianism among meat eaters, but finds that the barriers are practical matters of taste, price, and convenience.