Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the leading cause of epilepsy-related mortality. Although the underlying ...

All cats are unique in their own way, but some cats are more unique than others. If you don’t believe me, just take one look ...

A groundbreaking study has unveiled how Staphylococcus aureus, a bacterium often found in humans, evolves and survives, ...

Researchers have described how the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus genetically adapts to humans, including mutations that allow some strains to evade the immune system and become resistant to ...

These findings may help explain why a few people who carry disease-causing genetic mutations do not show symptoms of disease while the majority of other carriers do. The findings have been reported in ...

Using pyrethroids (a common insecticide for bed bug infestations ... we identified 729 transcripts with resistance-specific mutations.” “Resistance” is a broad concept.

A new study reports that the most common genetic mutation found in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients causes deadly autoimmune disease in mice, pinpointing autoimmunity as a potential ...

A Mayo Clinic-led team of researchers is solving one of the most frustrating aspects of genetic cancer screening — results ...

"We often assume that mutations in cancer genes are bad ... They found that defects in a gene called CDKN2A were more common in people with Barrett's esophagus who never progressed to cancer.

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a genetic mutation that slows the growth of melanoma and potentially other cancers by harnessing the power of the immune system.

We review the results of genetic ... successful use of targeted therapies in common epithelial cancers. Figure 1: Gefitinib- and erlotinib-sensitizing mutations of EGFR in NSCLC.