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A new biomarker has been identified for early-stage amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia.

Patients with a mislabeled penicillin allergy could be safely offered a dose to demonstrate that they could take it without harm.

Researchers have identified two enzymes that work against the chemotherapy drug gemcitabine, preventing it from treating pancreatic cancer.

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have performed the most comprehensive analysis to date of cancer of the ureters or the urine-collection cavities in the kidney, known as upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC).

"Transcendent" thinking, which considers broader ethical, systems-level and personal implications at play, could grow teenagers' brains over time.

A Washington State University-led research team pinpointed a set of genes in wild soil bacteria that allows them to do this in serpentine soils which have naturally high concentrations of toxic nickel.

A landmark study, led by Yen-Yu Ian Shih, PhD, professor of neurology and associate director of UNC’s Biomedical Research Imaging Center, could alter how researchers interpret results from functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Researchers have developed and successfully tested a strategy for using genomics to monitor for and identify emerging resistance to specific pesticides early.

A new fabrication process for helical metal nanoparticles provides a simpler, cheaper way to rapidly produce a material essential for biomedical and optical devices, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers.

Lignin is an abundant byproduct of paper manufacturing that could be broken down to form compounds usually sourced from petroleum, reports a new study.