The messages passed in a neuronal network can target something like 100 billion nerve cells in the brain alone. These, in turn communicate with millions of other cells and organs in the body.
Estrogen is known to enhance the growth and migration of breast cancer cells. Now researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found that estrogen also can shield breast cancer cells from immune cells.
A simple blood test may be able to identify those most at risk for developing head and neck cancer as a result of smoking.
In a new study from The American Journal of Human Genetics, a research team lead by Xinzhi Zhao and Ruqi Tang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) present evidence that genetic variation may indicate predisposition to schizophrenia.
New research has identified the first genetic evidence of Africans having lived amongst “indigenous” British people for centuries. Their descendants, living across the UK today, were unaware of their black ancestry.
Coffee can cure male baldness because caffeine found stimulating the growth tiny hair follicles, revealed by a study published in the International Journal of Dermatology.
A study of Johns Hopkins surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses suggests that hospital policies requiring a brief preoperation “team meeting” to make sure surgery is performed on the right patient and the right part of the body could decrease errors.
An international team of cancer specialists and imaging experts has developed standardized guidelines for assessing lymphoma response to treatment.
A major 20-year study by psychologists and dentists has cast doubt on the assumption that orthodontic treatment improves psychological well-being.
Do genes affect bovine spongiform encephalopathy?also known as BSE, or “mad cow” disease? Are some cattle more susceptible than others?