A protein responsible for fleas' astonishing jumping power could be harnessed to repair damaged arteries, according to a new study.

Scientists have taken the gene that produces resilin and used it to create a super-strong rubbery polymer with potential use in surgery

A protein responsible for fleas' astonishing jumping power could be harnessed to repair damaged arteries, according to a new study.

Scientists have taken the gene that produces resilin and used it to create a super-strong rubbery polymer with potential use in surgery

A study released Sunday in the online issue of Nature Genetics reveals that a team of international researchers discover that a specific gene on chromosome 15 regulates inflammation, a finding with implications for a wide range of disorders, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer's, and infections.

"Practically every common disease involves an inflammation component," says John Blangero, Ph.D., a scientist at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in San Antonio and the paper's senior author

Two Australians wins the Nobel Prize for Medicine for revolutionary research on stomach ulcers. Their research invalidates conventional understanding they are caused by bacteria and can be cured with antibiotics.

The Nobel jury says Barry J. Marshall and J. Robin Warren "made the remarkable and unexpected discovery" in 1982 that gastritis and peptic ulcer disease are caused by the Helicobacter pylori bacterium. They had a tough time proving the theory

Canadian researchers find frequent exposure to violence may affect teens' blood pressure and heart rates. Officials say results suggest exposure to violence may not only have psychological effects as has been previously demonstrated, but physiological effects as well.

Previous research found a link between violence exposure and daytime systolic blood pressure (the top number) and nighttime diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number) among adolescents