Convulsive therapies are an underappreciated treatment that can alleviate symptoms of severe psychiatric disorders through rapid cycles of muscle contraction ...

The Feminist Majority Foundation, they were heroic. They collected over 700,000 petitions from people across the United ...

Researchers have extracted ancient proteins from australopithecine fossils and determined whether they were male or female — ...

Unlike opium, nitazenes and other synthetic opioids can be produced anywhere in the world using precursor chemicals that are often uncontrolled.

A lot of people are staunchly pro-vaccines, some are militant anti-vaxxers and much of the population is wondering what all the fuss is about. If you already have a firm viewpoint on the question of ...

Researchers have generated an image of text from inside a scroll that was buried in volcanic ash with the ancient city of ...

A 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is filled with lost words that scholars can now ...

Ancient DNA analysis reveals that sheep were domesticated over 11,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent. By 8,000 years ago, ...

We think Roche's drug portfolio and industry-leading diagnostics conspire to create maintainable competitive advantages. As the market leader in both biotech and diagnostics, this Swiss healthcare ...

Drug discovery is the process through which potential new medicines are identified. It involves a wide range of scientific disciplines, including biology, chemistry and pharmacology. Large-scale ...

In breast cancer, molecular profiling has also yielded success with the identification of the HER2 gene. Agents like trastuzumab (Herceptin) now specifically target HER2-positive tumors, offering a ...

Drugs like Herceptin, an anti-HER2 therapy ... particularly for patients with a family history of cancer. Dr. Babbar adds, “Genetic testing can identify inherited mutations and help us gauge prognosis ...