Month: March 2016

Humans have put yeast to work for thousands of years to make bread, beer, and…

As electronic components are becoming ever smaller, the industry is gradually approaching the limits of…

All multicellular organisms that reproduce sexually rely on eggs to support early life. Researchers used…

The presence of leptin — a hormone secreted by fat cells that is critical to…

A new study has helped determine that UBE3A gene loss specifically from GABAergic neurons is…

The types of gene mutations that contribute to autism are more diverse than previously thought,…

Like humans, fruit flies sleep at night, caffeine affects their sleep, and if they get…

The size of a common ground-nesting bee — an important crop pollinator — has grown…

A Community Health Worker model, shown to reduce admissions and lead to better health outcomes…

Incretin-based drugs, a type of medication used to treat type 2 diabetes, do not increase…