A team led by University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health geneticists has shown, for the first time, that a gene "silencer" that resides in junk DNA is directly sparing people from a devastating ...

A new partnership between APW High School and local innovator BioSpherix is focusing on real world knowledge and exposure.

The root causes of most forms of Alzheimer's disease largely remain a mystery. Now, researchers have revealed a new piece of the puzzle.

In the mid-19th century, a microscopic invader swept across Ireland, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. The potato blight, caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora infestans, triggered ...

A combination of human pedigree analysis and fruit fly genetics has identified a gene variant that appears to prevent PIGA-CDG, a rare but serious seizure disorder. The findings could ultimately lead ...

VistaGen Therapeutics, Inc. (VTGN) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.46 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.50. This compares to loss of $0.22 per share a year ago. These ...

The researchers found that having at least two servings of yogurt a week was helpful. A serving of yogurt is 6 ounces, so ...

With funding from the NIH earmarked by the Autism CARES Act, researchers aim to pinpoint the environmental factors that ...

Discover how Texas wheat research is advancing through innovative breeding techniques, partnerships with the Wheat Genetics Resource Center, and cutting-edge studies to enhance resilience, root health ...

The Soybean Innovation Lab, which conducts research on genetics and opens markets to American soybeans in Africa, will shut down April 15.

The ink of the cuttlefish could transform how sharks are deterred from hunting near swimmers, according to new research.