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Gene editing can knock out genes crucial to cervical tumor cells’ survival, researchers report.

By infecting glioblastoma cells but not healthy brain tissue, some form of the virus could serve a therapeutic purpose.

Researchers link levels of a receptor in the brain to suicidal ideation in people with post-traumatic stress disorder.

The microbiomes of men who have sex with men are associated with greater immune system activation and promote elevated rates of viral infection in vitro.

Researchers disentangle how adipocytes communicate with prostate tumors in mice.

Small RNA-containing particles in ginger root are found to promote the growth of beneficial bacteria and alleviate colitis in mouse guts.

Small microRNA-containing particles found in the plant can boost populations of healthy gut bacteria, and even improve colitis symptoms in mice.

Tau proteins disrupt the movement of molecules into and out of neuronal cells’ nuclei.

One variant limited the brain’s ability to use glucose.

What happens when myosin inside red blood cells can't do its job?