Many people follow the golden rules of avoiding direct sunlight between the hours of noon and 3 p.m., staying in […] ...

Sunburn has traditionally been attributed to UV-induced DNA damage, but it turns out that this is not the full truth.

Feb. 3, 2025 — Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that manifests itself mainly with skin symptoms (dryness, itching, scaly skin, abnormal patches and plaques). It affects about 2% of the ...

Riboswitches are RNA sensors that allow bacteria to sense and respond to their environment. Here, Bushhouse et al. demonstrate that the sensitivity of several riboswitches can be tuned by ...

As large parts of Australia swelter through yet another heatwave, it's easy to focus on the soaring temperatures. But there's more than blistering heat to be concerned about when we head outside ...

micro RNAs (miRNAs) are a type of non-coding RNA (ncRNA), ~21 24 nucleotides in length, that function in the post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. Typically miRNAs interact with ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Researchers have discovered that the disease causes changes in the immune system early in life ...