The hedgehog signaling pathway is one of many complex cell signaling mechanisms found within multicellular organisms, and has a very important role within developmental biology. It is found within ...

Levodopa, or L-dopa, is considered the most effective treatment for Parkinson's disease today. After a few years of treatment, however, almost all patients develop a debilitating side-effect called ...

SAN DIEGO — Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) had significant improvements in lung function and reversal of lung fibrosis measures after 12 weeks of therapy with an investigational ...

Proteins of the Hedgehog (Hh) family act as morphogens during development in vertebrate and invertebrate species. These powerful signaling molecules were initially discovered in a genetic screen ...