Everyone deals with stressors in life, but each person responds to difficult situations differently. The way you manage life stressors is known as a coping mechanism. There are two main types of ...

A recent study led by Tiffany Schmidt, Ph.D., associate professor of Ophthalmology and of Neurobiology in the Weinberg ...

DNA repair can be divided into a set of mechanisms that identify and correct damage in DNA molecules. There are two general classes of DNA repair; the direct reversal of the chemical process ...

Brain disorders that cause intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders may share common defects despite having different genetic causes, a new study has found. The findings suggest that ...

There has been growing interest in the adoption of complex systems approaches to tackle major public health challenges such as obesity. This perspective redirects focus from individually oriented and ...

Scientists have solved the structure of two proteins that allow bacteria to gain resistance to multiple types of antibiotics. This work provides new clues as to how bacteria adapt to resist ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A groundbreaking study at the Van Andel Institute has tied a link between overactive inflammation and loss of critical protective mechanisms in the brain as a potential ...

1 Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 2 Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 3 ...