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Muscle's master regulator also moonlights as a gene silencer, study reveals
For more than 30 years, scientists have studied how the myogenic determination gene number 1 (MYOD) protein binds DNA to ...
Parental incomes drop if their child is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, finds study
Parents of children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes suffer an income drop in the years following the diagnosis. The impact is ...
Blocking one protein could prevent food allergy disease
A new study from the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at Tel Aviv University may mark a breakthrough in the ...
The creatine boom: Trends and facts about supplements and use
Creatine supplementation is booming among those seeking greater muscle size and performance. Although creatine is certainly ...
Vinay Prasad returns to FDA after being ousted
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s top vaccine regulator is returning to his post less than two weeks after the ...
Is laughter a form of therapeutic medicine?
University of Jaén investigators report significant reductions in anxiety and increased life satisfaction in adults through ...
Nuclear speckle rejuvenation could be the next frontier for treating neurodegeneration
Targeting cellular structures called nuclear speckles could be a completely new approach for treating proteinopathies—diseases driven by abnormal accumulation of misfolded proteins—such as Alzheimer's ...
Diabetes risk in childhood cancer survivors targeted through digital health monitoring
A researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington is helping a leading national cancer center explore how wearable devices could help childhood cancer survivors avoid long-term health complications ...