Researchers have identified specific coupled patterns of brain activity and gene expression that help explain impulsive ...

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Although it also performs some functions in men, estrogen, the main female sex hormone, is involved in a myriad of processes, ...

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how molecular "traffic controllers" in cells influence aging and cellular ...

JABSOM Cell and Molecular Biology researcher Dr. Jesse Owens has spent the better part of two decades chasing a vision that ...

A new genetic mapping strategy reveals how entire networks of genes work together to cause disease, filling in the missing ...

Your "roommate's" genes could be influencing the bacteria living in your gut, and vice versa, according to a study of rats ...

A new genome-wide mapping method finally shows how thousands of genes connect to drive disease. Biomedical researchers are working intensively to identify the genes that contribute to disease, with ...

When related animals produce offspring, the young can be affected by physical abnormalities and health problems. We explain why.

The gut microbiome - made up of trillions of microbes in the digestive tract - is vital for digestion and overall health. Diet and medication shape these microbial ecosystems, but the contribution of ...

Analyzing stochastic cell-to-cell variability can potentially reveal causal interactions in gene regulatory networks.

This important study provides a detailed analysis of the transcriptional landscape of the mouse hippocampus in the context of various physiological states. The main conclusions have solid support: ...