Researchers uncover key mechanisms in gene regulation that may lead to better design of RNA-based medicines.

RNA-based medicines are one of the most promising ways to fight human disease, as demonstrated by the recent successes of RNA vaccines and double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) therapies. But while health care ...

RNA-based medicines are one of the most promising ways to fight human disease, as demonstrated by the recent successes of RNA ...

Scientists have discovered a new virus in American shrews and have raised concerns about its potential ability to infect ...

Rice University researchers have revealed novel sequence-structure-property relationships for customizing engineered living ...

A high-resolution spatial map of the human hypothalamus makes it possible to identify specific cells, determine their exact ...

Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to stop eating. Though many feeding circuits in the brain are known to play a role in monitoring food ...

A recent paper published in Science magazine by researcher Blanca Barquera, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences at ...

People's bodies can be old or young for their chronological age, depending, in part, on the amount and types of stressors ...

Neurons in the brains of mice tell them to stop eating when they’ve had enough food – and since people probably have the same ...

Nearly 60,000 people are diagnosed with oral cancer in the U.S. every year, according to the American Cancer Society, and the rate of new cases continues to rise.

Scientist have long tried to unlock the secrets of helping people live longer at the cellular level, where aging occurs in ...