Month: April 2012

New research has pinpointed the precise mechanism by which spindle checkpoint proteins bind chromosomes. The…

Could engineered human stem cells hold the key to cancer survival? Scientists have discovered that…

Researchers have discovered a new stem cell in the adult brain. These cells can proliferate…

Scientists have identified a link between different strains of malaria parasites that cause severe disease,…

Carnivory is behind the evolutionary success of humankind. When early humans started to eat meat…

Forced body cooling known as therapeutic hypothermia has reduced in-hospital deaths among sudden cardiac arrest…

Polar bears evolved as early as some 600,000 years ago, according to a new study….

Scientists have studied loggerhead turtles’ re-adaptation to the environment. The results show that after a…

A study of the families of 150 preschoolers suggests that parents of healthy-weight and overweight…

Researchers have shown that brain plaques in mice are associated with disruption of the ability…