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For some leukemia patients, the only potential chemotherapy option is a drug that also carries a high risk of heart failure. This means that some patients who recover from their cancer will end up dying of heart disease brought on by the cure.

A distinctive-looking insect, the snakefly has remained fairly unchanged since the time of the dinosaurs. Its genome has now been sequenced, revealing its evolutionary history.

An interdisciplinary team of researchers has identified an innovative way to harness the antioxidant and antibacterial properties of the botanical compound lawsone to make nanofiber-coated cotton bandages that fight infection.

Lung tumors called adenocarcinomas sometimes respond to initially effective treatments by transforming into a much more aggressive small cell lung cancer (SCLC) that spreads rapidly and has few options for treatment.

Gonorrhea bacterium can use sex hormones, including those found in oral contraceptives, to help it resist antibiotics.

In a new study on mice, researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Uppsala University in Sweden show that connective tissue cells called fibroblasts have a previously unknown and very important function in mediating erection.

Despite an FDA panel suggesting oral phenylephrine is ineffective, it remains popular among consumers and pulling it from the shelves could create supply chain disruptions, according to a new study.

A study from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, found that narrowly focused soundwaves aimed at an area of the brain called the insula reduced both the perception of pain and the body’s reaction to it.

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found a new treatment target for CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD), one of the most common types of genetic epilepsy.

After closely studying the skin of the fruit, researchers observed that its blue color is instead created by a layer of surface wax made up of miniature structures that scatter blue and UV light.