Findings may yield new therapies for depression and anxiety among millions of patients Engineers and physicians at USC and the University of California, San Francisco have discovered how moo... Read more
Scientists in the San Francisco Bay Area identify nearly 200 potential drug targets Tuberculosis is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide. Nearly 2 million people die every year from t... Read more
Berkeley Lab scientists show how tiny, metal-rich particles can be excited with a low-power laser for deep-tissue imaging A research team has demonstrated how light-emitting nanoparticles, d... Read more
Planning a trip to Mars? You’ll want to remember your anti-radiation pills. NASA and private space companies like SpaceX plan to send humans to the red planet within the next 15 years — but... Read more
Treatment-Resistant Cancers Self-Destruct When Exposed to Experimental Drug UC San Francisco researchers have discovered a promising new line of attack against lethal, treatment-resistant pr... Read more
Within two days, patients are cured of the disease and no longer transmit the parasite if they are bitten again by a mosquito. This discovery was made by Radboud university medical center sc... Read more
Mice Treated with Klotho Do Better on Tests of Memory and Motor Skills In a study that augurs well for the therapeutic potential of klotho – a life-extending protein hormone that a minority... Read more
Participants using a game-based app report benefits Researchers have found promising results for treating depression with a video game interface that targets underlying cognitive issues asso... Read more
Inhibition of Molecular Pathway Lets Mouse Blastocysts Survive for Weeks in the Lab UC San Francisco researchers have found a way to pause the development of early mouse embryos for up to a... Read more
A team of physicians and laboratory scientists has taken a key step toward a cure for sickle cell disease, using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to fix the mutated gene responsible for the disease... Read more
Limb or organ regrowth may be hidden in our genes If you trace our evolutionary tree way back to its roots — long before the shedding of gills or the development of opposable thumbs... Read more
For patients who’ve lost limbs, it’s a challenge is to put both their lives and their bodies back together. Now, a breakthrough technology being tested at the University of Calif... Read more
Although today’s pacemakers are lifesaving electronic devices, they are limited by their artificial nature. For example, their parts can fail or they can become infected. In addition,... Read more
Dramatic increases in exposure to toxic chemicals in the last four decades are threatening human reproduction and health, according to the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetri... Read more