3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (362+ words) For something so familiar to human experience, consciousness is still a mystery. Each day, people cycle through wakefulness and sleep, from a higher level of consciousness to a lower one. What’s more, some people alter their conscious experience with drugs…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (190+ words) A new study published in the Biophysical Journal has reported development of a stable, biologically active version of the human fibroblast growth factor. Human fibroblast growth factor, or FGF, has potent wound-healing and anti-diabetic properties that could prove useful in…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (304+ words) Smallpox, a serious, contagious and often fatal viral disease plagued humans for thousands of years before it was declared eradicated in 1980, following a global vaccination and surveillance programme. However, despite its eradication, smallpox remains relevant to global health security. Routine…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (523+ words) When a patient has their DNA read, it gets compared against a reference version of the human genome. It allows geneticists and rare disease experts to look at a list of places where the patient's DNA differs. Most variations will…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (98+ words) technologynetworks.com Rising development costs, long clinical timelines, and high attrition rates in first-in-class discovery have renewed interest in drug repurposing as a way to extend the therapeutic value of existing medicines. For repurposed drugs that go on to gain…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (339+ words) Liver cancer is difficult to treat because tumors vary greatly from patient to patient. Researchers at the University of Basel have captured this diversity by creating a collection of mini-tumors, which they use to systematically search for new treatment options....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (187+ words) These phylogenetic trees are built using algorithms, which suggest the most likely tree based on the available genetic data. Various parameters can be estimated, such as the rate at which a pathogen spreads, the duration of infection, its geographical origin,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (343+ words) Technology Networks Cancer drugs are often designed to block specific molecular targets, but what happens after they enter a cell is not always well understood Using super-resolution microscopy, researchers tracked the cancer drug sunitinib inside living cells and observed how…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (42+ words) Technology Networks A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging on August 8, 2026, titled “Investigating POLG-driven modulation of cancer stemness: a pilot study in breast cancer cells.”...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (60+ words) Technology Networks Xiaoling Zhang, MD, PhD, co-corresponding author and associate professor of medicine at the school, noted, “the associations we observed with early biological and cognitive changes and potential sex-specific differences support the value of this ancestry-aware PRS for long-range…...