A University of Rochester scientist discovered that the toxins in cigarette smoke wipe out a gene that plays a vital role in protecting the body from the effects of premature aging. Without this gene…

The use of a drug to activate stem cells that differentiate into bone appears to cause regeneration of bone tissue and be may be a potential treatment strategy for osteoporosis, according to a report…

LONDON, January 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Clinique is delighted to announce its partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital for the KISS IT BETTER appeal - to raise money to fund research into the causes…

Rapid evolution of a protein produced by an immunity gene is associated with increased antiviral activity in humans, a finding that suggests evolutionary biology and virology together can accelerate…

An endoscope is a flexible camera that travels into the body's cavities to directly investigate the digestive tract, colon or throat. Most of today's endoscopes capture the image using a traditional…

Genes have the ability to recognise similarities in each other from a distance, without any proteins or other biological molecules aiding the process, according to new research published this week in…

A new study has shed light on the genetic roots of obesity – a condition that is increasing dramatically in North America and has been linked to heart disease, diabetes and some forms of cancer. The…

HALIFAX, Canada, January 23 /PRNewswire/ -- ImmunoVaccine Technologies Inc. (IVT) announced today that it has met with Health Canada's regulatory affairs division, the Biologics and Genetic…

MONTREAL and CAMBRIDGE, England, January 23 /PRNewswire/ -- - First Phase of Development of Product to Reduce Risk of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease From Plasma Product Completed on Schedule -…

TARRYTOWN, New York, January 23 /PRNewswire/ -- EpiCept Corporation (Nasdaq and OMX Nordic Exchange: EPCT) today provided updates on the regulatory and clinical status of Ceplene(TM) (histamine…