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It is well known that psychiatric stress is associated with accelerated aging. Now, a new study shows that a gene mutation interacts with multiple types of psychiatric stress including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pain and sleep disturbances in association with cellular aging.

Direct observations of the structure and catalytic mechanism of a prototypical kinase enzyme—protein kinase A or PKA—will provide researchers and drug developers with significantly enhanced abilities to understand and treat fatal diseases and neurological disorders such as cancer, diabetes, and cystic fibrosis

Researchers have found that rabbits prefer to eat plants with plenty of DNA, and that invertebrates, such as snails and insects, prefer to eat plants with much less DNA.

Whereas magnetic resonance imaging primarily measures the brain’s water, magnetic resonance spectroscopy has been long used to identify metabolites based on “signature” peaks of the substances generated in response to certain vibrations.

Scientists looking at the genetics of Zika virus have found a way to fast-track research which could lead to new vaccines.

A skin swab test for Parkinson's has become a real possibility, after mass spectrometry was used to detect altered levels of specific compounds on the skin of people with the condition. The research is a result of the incredible ability of one woman to detect a unique odor on the skin of people with Parkinson's disease. These findings open the door to a non-invasive screening test.

Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology and Utrecht University have discovered the parameters that govern the encapsulation of drugs.

A new precision medicine approach developed at the University of Michigan aims to predict cancer’s likelihood of migrating to the brain, and to aid in the search for new treatments

A team of researchers across The University of Manchester have shown that a new class of drugs are able to stop ovarian cancer cells growing.

A new method of determining the sequence of molecules in DNA can be used to detect small fragments of cancerous genetic material in blood samples from lung cancer patients with a high degree of accuracy.