A genetic discovery reveals why some aggressive carcinomas do not respond to standard treatment and suggest a more effective option.

Apart from the mode of delivery and breastfeeding, genetics and cultural practices could also have a profound impact on the type of bacteria in an infant’s gut.

Early exposure to antibiotics can disrupt an infant’s gut microbiota and predispose them to childhood obesity, finds an observational study.

A microRNA called miR-355 has been identified as the key regulator of skin cell differentiation in patients with atopic dermatitis.

A high-throughput screening method could significantly shorten the discovery cycle for new thermoelectric materials.

A new method of identifying drug targets in the malaria parasite P. falciparum could find broad applications in other fields of biology.

Exploiting a mutation in a key tumor-fighting protein may provide a new opportunity to treat aggressive lung cancers.

A protein known to switch on DNA repair genes also ‘pauses’ the cell cycle in response to DNA damage, A*STAR researchers find.

Researchers have pieced together a series of molecular events that trigger the progression of chronic myeloid leukemia to its acute phase—the ‘blast crisis.’

Researchers have created a new computational framework that’s set to transform the online shopping experience.