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Lead exposure in childhood appears to have long-lasting negative effects on mental health and personality in adulthood, according to an association study of people who grew up in the era of leaded gasoline.

The major compounds responsible for the taste of pufferfish, considered a delicacy, have been identified - minus the thrill of living dangerously!

Scientists find and test a promising drug that stops cancer by interfering with the cancer cells’ metabolism and other circadian-related functions.

An approved drug that blocks an integrated stress response shows promise in preliminary tests against ALS and frontotemporal dementia.

Diseases such as multiple sclerosis are characterized by damage to the ‘myelin sheath’, a protective covering wrapped around nerve cells akin to insulation around an electrical wire. Researchers have discovered how the body initiates repair mechanisms which will limit the extent of any damage to this sheath.

A 15-year old from West Sussex, diagnosed with a brain tumor last August, will become one of the first patients in the UK to receive state-of-the-art proton beam therapy treatment at a new £125 million center opened in Manchester.

A new study reveals the role of a protein that serves to block HIV gene expression once it has entered human cells.

The DNA replication process, which takes place every time a cell divides, also triggers repair of DNA damage, researchers have described in a new study, where they have studied extracts from frog eggs, whose proteins are very similar to those of human cells.

The complex sugars found in human breastmilk, long believed to be fixed in their composition, may change in women who are taking probiotics.

Research reveals a new approach to Alzheimer's disease (AD) that may eventually make it possible to reverse memory loss, a hallmark of the disease in its late stages.