GLP-1s are building a reputation as "wonder drugs." First characterized for their ability to improve insulin release and treat diabetes, the drugs were later found to promote weight loss and improve ...

With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to increased knowledge about gene regulation in human cells. How genes are turned on ...

What if you could flip a genetic switch to silence a gene, then turn it back on with a simple drug? For researchers, gene-switch tools offer that kind of control—and a new system called Cyclone may ...

INFORMATION BOTH ON AIR AND ONLINE. POLICE SAY ONE OF THE DRIVERS IN A DEADLY CRASH OVERNIGHT WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE. THE OTHER IS THE MOTHER OF THE GIRL WHO DIED. JAMIE MAYES SPOKE WITH THE FAMILY.

Not all stressors have the same impact on health. Stress arising from threats to social safety is most likely to affect psychological, biological, and clinical outcomes. This is the conclusion UCLA ...

Our brain is arguably the organ that most distinguishes humans from other primates. Its exceptional size, complexity and capabilities far exceed those of any other species on Earth. Yet humans share ...

Researchers at the Jackson Laboratory (JAX), the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Yale University, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to design thousands of new DNA switches that can ...

It could be simply to control gene expression." The study, "Global impact of unproductive splicing on human gene expression levels and traits," was supported by funding from the National Institutes of ...