A genetic mutation passed from mother to children in families affected by schizophrenia has now been shown to completely ...

Accutane, known generically as isotretinoin, is not simply a strong acne medication. It is a systemic retinoid that ...

While metabolomics is the large-scale comprehensive profiling of metabolites and other small molecules in the context of ...

The mystery of early embryonic communication is starting to be unraveled thanks to a new stem cell-based model.

Cell signaling is crucial for cells to communicate and function correctly. Disruptions in these pathways, caused by genetic mutations or environmental factors, can lead to uncontrolled cell growth, ...

Cancer therapy and synthetic biology are converging around a shared problem that has long frustrated oncologists and ...

Mechano-Growth Factor (MGF), often referred to as the IGF-1 Ec isoform (or IGF-1 Eb), is a splice variant of the insulin-like ...

P-cadherin is a protein commonly found on malignant cancer cells and has been used as a target for antibody-based cancer treatments. UC Davis biomedical engineers have discovered that when an antibody ...

Researchers have investigated the role that estrogen plays in signaling more gut pain, and it isn't working alone.

A new study reveals how a single cancer protein may simultaneously drive tumor survival and metabolic control, uncovering a ...