A father's nicotine use may have a significant impact on children's risk of some diseases. In a study published in...

A study published in the journal Science found that activation in pregnant mice of a particular immune response, similar to...

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School are the first to show that it's possible to reverse the behavior...

Researchers have determined how the most common gene mutation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) disrupts normal...

In a promising breakthrough for smokers who are trying to quit, neuroscientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and...

A new study co-authored by investigators at the University of Massachusetts Medical School found that there is no correlation between...

A team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) and the University of Miami...

Postmenopausal women who use antidepressant medication or suffer from depression might be more likely to have a higher body mass...

Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have developed a novel transgenic system which allows them to remotely activate...

Important new research from UMass Medical School demonstrates how exosomes shuttle proteins from neurons to muscle cells where they take...

Degeneration of the axon and synapse, the slender projection through which neurons transmit electrical impulses to neighboring cells, is a...

Clinical researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) are combining an innovative constellation of technologies such as artificial...