Medical Wellness

Shake Hands with the Invisible Man

Like DNA, fingerprints are unique to each person or set of identical twins. That makes them a valuable identification tool for everything from crime detection…

Study finds bidirectional relationship between schizophrenia and epilepsy

The study published today in Epilepsia, a journal of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), reports that patients with epilepsy were nearly 8 times…

For unzipping DNA mysteries — literally — Cornell physicists discover how a vital enzyme works

At the heart of many metabolic processes, including DNA replication, are enzymes called helicases. Acting like motors, these proteins travel along one side of…

Researchers discover a switch that controls stem cell pluripotency

Alternative splicing allows one gene to generate many different genetic messages and protein products. The researchers found that in genetic messages of a gene…

Screen Finds an Antidepressant and Other Drugs That Might Work Against Prion Diseases

In a new study NYU School of Medicine researchers report that they have found several chemical compounds, including an antidepressant, that have powerful…

Scientists Crack Sparse Genome of Microbe Linked to Autoimmunity

Scientists have deciphered the genome of a bacterium implicated as a key player in regulating the immune system of mice. The genomic analysis provides the…

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