Month: June 2012

Scientists have discovered a new flu-fighting role for a well-known component of the immune system….

Scientists have dramatically improved the performance of Thomas Edison’s nickel-iron battery. The enhanced device could…

The promise of ultrafast quantum computing has moved a step closer to reality with a…

Imagine if doctors could perform surgery without ever having to cut through your skin. Or…

Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A, or BPA, a chemical found in many common plastic household…

Obese children show greater exposure than nonobese children to a phthalate, a chemical used to…

Prenatal exposure to the environmental contaminants polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, causes long-term changes to the…

The Endocrine Society proposes a streamlined definition for endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and offers recommendations that…

Test performance can improve dramatically if students are offered rewards just before they are given…

Researchers have conducted a clinical trial aimed at preventing graft vs. host disease (GVHD) in…