Month: March 2012

Human tumors transplanted into laboratory mice disappeared or shrank when scientists treated the animals with…

Repeated stress triggers the production and accumulation of insoluble tau protein aggregates inside the brain…

Scientists have discovered compelling evidence of the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on…

Scientists report “compelling evidence” that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has impacted deep-sea corals. Their…

Smoking alters the impact of a schizophrenia risk gene. Scientists have demonstrated that healthy people…

Inspired by a toy, the ‘buckliball’ — a collapsible structure fabricated from a single piece…

Though autism is often not diagnosed until the age of three, some children begin to…

Researchers have devised a nanoscale sensor to electronically read the sequence of a single DNA…

Butterfly wings may rank among the most delicate structures in nature, but they have given…

New analysis of premature infants’ heartbeats and breathing could give cues about their readiness to…