Lab study findings increase understanding of the molecular mechanisms underpinning vitamin D deficiency and highlight SDR42E1 ...

A gene called SDR42E1 has been identified as a key player in how our bodies absorb and process vitamin D. Researchers found ...

Vitamin D is not only an essential nutrient, but also the precursor of the hormone calcitriol, indispensable for health. It ...

U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum and Sen. Jeff Merkley, both Oregon Democrats, and U.S. Sen. Rick Scott and Rep. Greg Steube, both ...

By understanding this newly revealed mechanism, scientists may now be able to design drugs that disable Hedgehog signaling at ...

Researchers at Nanjing University's School of Life Sciences, in collaboration with colleagues from Nanjing Drum Tower ...

Oxytocin is a hormone linked to bonding of all kinds—maternal, familial, romantic, social. In mice, the team found, the OxtrINs cortical circuit promoted receptivity to mating—but only in females, and ...

With climate change exacerbating drought conditions, scientists in Japan have identified a hidden player in plant survival: ...

Gene delivery systems can target specific brain cells, a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

To activate the immune system during an infection or disease onset, immunotherapy is employed, which targets one or several immune cell types to redirect them to the infection. In particular, natural ...

AFM13-NK combo shows high response rates in relapsed/refractory lymphoma trial, per survival data reported at 20 months.

But plant cells have evolved some wild features that set them apart from animal cells. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll ask: are plants more than the sum of their cells?