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In a new study that ultimately analyzed the genomes of nearly a quarter of a million men, a research team including UC San Francisco scientists has discovered that variants at a single site on Chromosome 6 are associated with a significantly higher risk of developing erectile dysfunction (ED).

Chemists have demonstrated complete experimental control over a chemical reaction just above absolute zero, important for spectroscopy and fundamental chemistry.

Understanding how physical organization of cells influences their identity is necessary for creating better organoids.

Water quality is threatened by the historical use of fertilizers on land.

A new study from the Scripps Research laboratory of Sathyanarayanan Puthanveettil, PhD, peers deep within the nucleus of developing brain cells and finds that long noncoding RNAs play an important role in the healthy functioning and maintenance of synapses, the communication points between nerve cells in the brain.

Compounds metabolized from grapes, dark chocolate, coffee, and blueberries can be used to treat depression.

Ten new research awards totaling nearly $4 million will allow researchers to study possible links between gut microflora and the transformation of dietary compounds into metabolites.

Researchers say they have discovered a gene mutation that slows the metabolism of sugar in the gut, giving people who have the mutation a lower risk of diabetes, obesity, heart failure, and even death. The researchers say their finding could provide the basis for drug therapies that could mimic the workings of this gene mutation.

A patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), is set to be given a pioneering treatment, which has been developed by researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Prion Unit at UCL.

Skin secretions from a three-toed amphibian commonly found in Louisiana may be protective against fungal diseases that affect other species.