Month: May 2011

More than 20 percent of atheist scientists are spiritual, according to new research. Though the…

Scientists have identified the Aurora A gene — which is vital for tumor growth and…

Researchers have designed a new pricing mechanism that could change the way in which electric…

An unexpected observation in the C. elegans nematode may help explain the neurobiology of sleep…

Researchers have found that expression of a gene called SOX2 maintains the potential for neural…

A new study offers an explanation for why our brains produce fewer and fewer neurons…

A new study identifies the mutation that underlies a rare, inherited accelerated-aging disease and provides…

Researchers have made the most comprehensive measurement to date of estrogen’s effect on breast cancer…

A protein that helps the brain develop early in life can fight the mental fuzziness…

Scientists have used innovative new technologies to identify the gene responsible for a rare but…