Modafinil, a drug used to treat narcolepsy -- excessive daytime sleepiness -- can improve memory in patients recovering from depression,...

Massachusetts General Hospital investigators have identified a protein that may play an essential role in maintaining a population of tumor-initiating...

Credit: Doug Costa, NOAA/SBNMS WASHINGTON -- A synthesized steroid mirroring one naturally made by the dogfish shark prevents the buildup...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute scientists have developed a much-needed genetic resource that will greatly accelerate the study of gene functions...

As global fish stocks continue sinking to alarmingly low levels, a joint study by marine fisheries experts from within and...

Credit: Apiwat Wisitsorasak/ King Mongkut University of Technology HOUSTON - (Jan. 17, 2017) - Over time, when a metallic glass...

A naturally-occurring compound has been found to block a molecular process thought to underlie Parkinson's Disease, and to suppress its...

A multicenter team of researchers reports that a full genomic analysis of tumor samples from a small number of people...

An international collaboration led by clinical researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has shown proof-of-concept that truly personalised therapy...

Credit: Medical University of South Carolina Evidence overwhelmingly supports a link between cognitive decline and cerebrovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis,...

The top 2 inches of topsoil on all of Earth's landmasses contains an infinitesimal fraction of the planet's water --...

Diatoms are a common type of photosynthetic microorganism, found in many environments from marine to soil; in the oceans, they...

Credit: Alina Isakova/EPFL Scientists at EPFL have developed a technique that can be a game-changer for genetics by making the...

Metastatic pancreatic cancer -- cancer that has spread from the pancreas to other tissues and is responsible for most patient...

Credit: Sameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy Just when lighting aficionados were in a dark place, LEDs came to the rescue. Over the...

Credit: Julia Fine, Penn State A chemical that is thought to be safe and is, therefore, widely used on crops...

Credit: L.A. Cicero In a lab 18 feet below the Engineering Quad of Stanford University, researchers in the Dionne lab camped...

Credit: Steve Hinchliffe Mass livestock production is driving molecular changes in diseases that could lead to human pandemics, according to...

A team of Chinese scientists announced on Jan. 15 that they have developed a new bright VUV FEL light source,...

Credit: United Nations University The volume of discarded electronics in East and Southeast Asia jumped almost two-thirds between 2010 and...