US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy urges updated warning labels for alcohol to highlight its link to seven types of cancer, ...

First they cracked a problem that slows down plant photosynthesis—then they succeeded in super-charging potato growth by up ...

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most lethal malignancies, with nearly 50,000 deaths annually in the United States, according ...

This important study reveals a critical role of the transcription factor NR2F2 in mouse fetal Leydig cell (FLC) differentiation. With elegantly carried out experiments, the authors provide compelling ...

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, USA ...

To stay healthy, plants balance the energy they put into growing with the amount they use to defend against harmful bacteria.

These cells are, according to Karin, “like ticking time bombs that could start proliferating again at any point and ...

Mitochondria are vital to energy production in cells and so play a key role in fueling cancer growth. However, how ...

The European Commission has granted orphan drug status to mitapivat, an oral investigational therapy for sickle cell disease.

Glucose Isomerase (GI), also known as xylose isomerase, is a remarkable enzyme that holds a critical place in modern industrial biotechnology. This enzyme is used extensively to convert glucose into ...

Imagine you're a scientist, tasked with the challenge of rapidly producing large quantities of high-quality messenger RNA (mRNA) for use in cutting-edge medical treatments. Where do you even start?

St. Jude researchers reveal that moderate levels of mitochondrial DNA mutations boost leukemia growth by increasing metabolic ...