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Adolescence is a highly vulnerable period for the development of the brain. New presentations at the 2019 Canadian Neuroscience Meeting have reflected on the effects of cannabis on the adolescent brain.

Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center took a step toward making gene therapy more practical by simplifying the way gene-editing instructions are delivered to cells.

Researchers have developed a new way of detecting homemade explosives which will help forensic scientists trace where it came from.

Scientists have discovered new mechanisms which activate the vascular endothelial and lymphangiogenic growth factors VEGF-C and VEGF-D. These growth factors play a central role in the spread of cancer and the formation of metastases.

Scientists have pioneered and tested a new genomic methodology which reveals a complex bacterial ecosystem at work on the International Space Station.

Researchers have discovered a new function of ribosomes in human cells that may show the protein-making particle's role in destroying healthy mRNAs, the messages that decode DNA into protein.

While 160 companies around the world have committed to use “100 percent renewable energy,” that does not mean “100 percent carbon-free energy.”

A study in mice reveals that the intestine maximizes nutrient uptake while protecting the body from potentially dangerous invading microbes, two seemingly conflicting functions. The research has potential to improve drugs for gastrointestinal disorders, as well as inform the development of oral vaccines.

Researchers have revealed that a protein called membralin plays a key role in ALS and identified a membralin-boosting gene therapy that extended the survival of mice with ALS-like symptoms.

Scientists have found that dozens of genes, previously thought to have similar roles across different organisms, are in fact unique to humans and could help explain how our species came to exist.