Salk Institute researchers and collaborators develop novel cancer treatment that halts fat synthesis in cells. Placebo-treated cells (left) have far...

Human babies and even animals have a basic number sense that many believe evolves from seeing the world and trying...

Korean researchers show how our brain activates self-destruct mechanisms when it is low on energy to regulate appetite. Researchers from...

The American Academy of Pediatrics is urging parents and health providers to stop giving codeine to children, calling for more...

A novel strategy to screen pregnant women for malaria with rapid diagnostic tests and treat the test-positive women with effective...

A recent review and analysis of published studies since 2005 found low-to-moderate evidence that dietary and exercise interventions can improve...

MIT neuroscientists have discovered connections deep within the brain that appear to form a communication pathway between areas that control...

False-colored scanning electron micrograph depicts oral squamous cancer cell (white) being attacked by to T cells (red), part of the...

Image of a neuromuscular junction. University at Buffalo and Johns Hopkins researchers have shown in mice that glutamate plays a...

Oscar M. Curet, Ph.D., in FAU’s Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering (far right), has been observing how animals move...

Photo Credit: Robert Kofler/Vetmeduni ViennaThe genome is not a fixed code but flexible. It allows changes in the genes. Transposons,...

If a vaccine is to protect the intestines and other mucous membranes in the body, it also needs to be...

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a mobile app and thumb-size device that help to prevent cerebral infarctions...

MRI scans of patients with radiation necrosis (above) and cancer recurrence (below) are shown in the left column. Close-ups in...

What does drinking beer really do? A new study has shown that drinking beer affects the way we see specific...

The Solenodon taxa is the closest living relative to the extinct Nesophontes. Photo Credit: Natural History Museum, London UKFrom skeletal...

Flickr: Anxiety | by PracticalCuresResearchers have discovered that the response to anxiety in teenagers may include not only the parts...

Given the choice, many dogs prefer praise from their owners over food, suggests a new study published in the journal...

The spread of malignant cells around the body, known as metastasis, is the leading cause of mortality in women with...

Both heredity and environmental factors influence our risk of cardiovascular disease. A new study, by researches at Uppsala University, shows...