The hormone prolactin has long been understood to play a vital role in breast growth and development and the production
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SARS-CoV-2 pandemic underscores importance of understanding evolution of RNA genomes
The current COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), underscores the importance
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Scientists identify protein that operates closely with a genetic mutation to spur lung cancer growth
Scientists at VCU Massey Cancer Center have identified a protein that operates in tandem with a specific genetic mutation to
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Apes mount a much stronger early immune response compared to African and Asian monkeys
A new study out of the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in humans, chimpanzees, rhesus macaques
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Too much social media can be harmful, but it’s not addictive like drugs
If you spend hours of the day on your phone checking social media, you’re not unusual. The average internet user
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New immune system findings could accelerate ‘on-demand’ production of antibody-based drugs and vaccines
Being able to predict antibody-antigen binding is a key issue in immunology and very important for the work of making
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Studies reveal how kidney tumors' microenvironments change in response to immunotherapy
In the last two decades, immunotherapy has emerged as a leading treatment for advanced renal carcinoma cancer (more commonly known
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Research reveals link between proteins causing Alzheimer's disease and age-related sight loss
Newly published research has revealed a close link between proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease and age-related sight loss. The findings
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Researchers explore early stages of ribosome formation to identify new targets for antibiotics
Ribosome formation is viewed as a promising potential target for new antibacterial agents. Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have
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Study reveals molecular details of SARS-CoV-2 interactions with human cells
In order to infect cells, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, needs to insert itself into the membrane of human
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