A gene called high mobility group A1 (HMGA1) may be the key that opens the door to the development of colon cancer, according ...

In December 2023, through the development efforts of CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, their decades-long ...

Shortly after Musk co-founded Neuralink — the company that’s put chips in three human brains, and counting — in 2016, Meta (then Facebook) also ventured into neurotechnology research, announcing plans ...

The high cost of sickle cell gene therapies is pushing private insurers and Medicaid programs to develop new payment models.

Researchers have developed a new gene switch that can be activated using a commercially available nitroglycerine patch applied to the skin. One day, researchers want to use switches of this kind to ...

ETH researchers have developed a new gene switch that can be activated using a commercially available nitroglycerine patch applied to the skin.

A research team from Osaka University investigates the impact of antioxidant enzymes on specific cell types and their role in ...

Lakes, natural and man-made, provide water, food and habitats for wildlife, and also support local economies. Around the ...

Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal cells absorb, according to two new studies from Rutgers Health ...

In a breakthrough for the advanced study of gut health, scientists have developed a 3D microscopic version of the human intestines condensed into a small chip about half the size of a five-cent coin.