2023-09 archives

An estimated 80% of older adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure. Maintaining healthy blood pressure can protect against serious conditions like heart failure, heart a...

Researchers from the University of Arizona Cancer Center have identified a new method of activating specific molecules to target cancer cells while leaving healthy cells un...

The ability of cancer cells to metastasize, or spread from one part of the body to another, is one of the reasons why cancer can be extremely challenging to treat. However,...

Researchers from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and colleagues reported for the first time that a genetic biomarker may be able to help predict th...

Colon cancers that spread to the liver may be substantially different depending on the location where cancerous cells originate, according to new research. The study led by...

Most solid tumors become stiff as the cancer progresses. Although researchers recognize that the environment around the cancer cells influences their behavior, it is unclea...

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Brigham Health System at Massachusetts General Hospital, led one of the first studies to explore the...

Researchers are gaining new insights into neurological diseases by studying circular RNAs (circRNAs) in brain cells. A new study by investigators from the Brigham and Women...

In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers explored the antibacterial and anticancer properties of bioactive peptides extracted from abalone...

Genetically speaking, we are individuals different from each other because of slight variations in our DNA sequences -- so-called genetic variants -- some of which have...