In healthy people, a tightly controlled process balances out the activity of osteoblasts, which build bone, and osteoclasts, which break…
Medical News Today: What can cause a bump on the back of the head?
A bump or lump on the back of the head is often due to an injury. People with severe head…
A deep-dive into the impact of arthritis drugs on gene expression
A new computational framework has revealed key differences between four rheumatoid arthritis medications and their impact on biological pathways in…
How the dengue virus replicates in infected cells
The nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) of the dengue virus interacts with another viral protein called NS4A-2K-4B to enable viral replication,…
New HIV vaccine strategy ‘pumps’ the immune system
Scientists have found that slowly releasing an HIV vaccine could prompt the body to make more powerful antibodies against the…
Scientists locate brain area where value decisions are made
Neurobiologists have pinpointed the brain area responsible for value decisions that are made based on past experiences. Data from tens…
New model of measles-elimination progress may help target vaccination efforts
A country’s progress towards measles elimination can be mapped on a ‘canonical path’ that in turn can guide vaccination strategies,…
Back to the sources of neural diversity
By deciphering the genetic programs of neurons of the cerebral cortex, researchers have unraveled the mechanisms controlling the genesis of…
Researchers discover ‘daywake,’ a siesta-suppressing gene
Researchers have identified a siesta-suppressing gene in fruit flies, which sheds light on the biology that helps many creatures, including…
Meditation needs more research: Study finds 25 percent suffer unpleasant experiences
More than a quarter of people who regularly meditate have had a ‘particularly unpleasant’ psychological experience related to the practice,…