Investigating an enzyme that stops cells from dividing could be a fruitful avenue for research into how to slow aging and treat aging-related diseases....
Pancreatitis is a disease that causes the pancreas to become inflamed, triggering severe abdominal pain. Long-term pancreatitis can cause the organ to stop functioning...
A group of researchers from University of Toronto Engineering and SickKids Hospital have developed a new way to deliver molecules that target specific genes...
The presence and role of bromine in the human body has always been controversial. Belonging to the group of halogens together with chlorine, fluorine...
Inflammatory autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel diseases, psoriasis, and multiple sclerosis are amongst the most common diseases. Their prevalence has been...
In an amusing but amazing turnaround, it seems the most foul-smelling compound on earth, called putrescine, could help relieve chronic inflammation, most importantly in...
Lou Gehrig’s disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) hits over 5000 Americans each year, and about 30,000 people in the US have this disease...
Throughout life, the body continuously breaks down bone, reabsorbs it, and remakes it. In osteoporosis, the reforming of bone cannot keep up with the rate...
Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP) is a general term for a group of hereditary degenerative neurological disorders that affect the upper spinal motor neurons, leading...
