A study by Oregon Health Sciences University found that healthy older adults lose brain tissue at a relatively constant rate, not accelerating with age. The research suggests that it's possible to age normally without a rapid decline in brain health.
A new study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found no correlation between aggressive behavior in parents and their children. However, researchers discovered a strong link between mothers' academic performance and their children's school performance.
Researchers at The Wistar Institute have identified a new mechanism of molecular recognition in which proteins regulate DNA transcription through asymmetric binding. This discovery sheds light on how homodimeric transcription factors can recognize their target DNA and has potential implications for drug design.
Researchers at the University of Maryland Medical Center have discovered a cancer resistance protein that rapidly pumps out chemotherapy from breast cancer cells. This finding may lead to new strategies to reverse resistance to cancer-fighting drugs, improving treatment outcomes for patients.
Researchers use infrared spectroscopy to analyze over 2,000 individual cervical cells from women with dysplasia and cervical cancer, finding that normal-looking cells have distinct abnormal spectra. This could simplify Pap test evaluation and lead to earlier cancer detection and prevention.
A Cornell University study reveals that male wattled jacanas are tolerant of their mates' infidelity because they understand the benefits of polyandry, a mating system where females pair with multiple males. The study found that over 40% of chicks in these nests were not sired by the care-taking male.