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Changes in key genes clearly define four previously unknown conditions within the umbrella diagnosis of schizophrenia, according to a study led by researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center published in EBioMedicine.

A microscope about the size of a penny is giving scientists a new window into the everyday activity of cells within the spinal cord. The innovative technology revealed that astrocytes—cells in the nervous system that do not conduct electrical signals and were traditionally viewed as merely supportive—unexpectedly react to intense sensation.

Rice University students’ computer program aids MD Anderson diagnostic initiative .

Illinois researchers found that the shape of a tumor may play a role in how cancer cells become primed to spread.

In a scientific first, Gladstone researchers have used chemical drugs to convert skin cells into heart cells and brain cells, without adding any external genes.

New method to measure the activity of energy consuming brown fat cells could ease the testing weight loss drugs.

Similar sensitivity of HPV test on first void urine sample compared to cervical smear.

Persistent inflammation in COPD may result from a defect in the immune system that allows airway bacteria to invade deeper into the lung.

Findings give "new insight" into biology of tough-to-treat breast cancer.

By integrating microfluidic chips with fiber optic biosensors, researchers in China are creating ultrasensitive lab-on-a-chip devices to detect glucose levels.