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Researchers have designed and synthesized analogs of a new antibiotic that is effective against multidrug-resistant bacteria, opening a new front in the fight against these infections.

People with a blistering skin disease called dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa often suffer from large open wounds that last for years or decades. A double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of a gene therapy gel developed at Stanford Medicine shows improved wound healing in people with the disease.

Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act has been associated with a significant increase in survival for young cancer patients, particularly in people of color.

A new study has revealed a new gene associated with obesity and maladaptive behavior.

Tracking the cancer cells that evade chemotherapy has revealed new insights into their metabolism, potentially opening doors for new treatments.

Whether disruption to the serotonin system is the central feature of depression has been a point of debate for decades. A new study provides direct evidence of disrupted serotonin release in the brains of individuals with depression.

A study suggests that an innovative artificial intelligence technique is considerably more effective than the human eye when it comes to predicting therapy outcomes in patients with brain metastases.

People with chronic epilepsy often experience impaired memory. Researchers at the University of Bonn have now found a mechanism in mice that could explain these deficits.

Degus – long-lived Chilean rodents – have been shown to be a useful and practical model of Alzheimer's disease.

Research suggests that nearly 200 million years before giant whales evolved, school bus-sized marine reptiles called ichthyosaurs may have been making similar migrations to breed and give birth in waters where predators are scarce.