A recent analysis has brought new clarity to the debate over whether brain training exercises can improve people's ability to...

Microbes may just be the next diet craze. Researchers have programmed bacteria to generate a molecule that, through normal metabolism,...

When a very young child looks at a picture, she can identify simple elements: "cat," "book," "chair." Now, computers are...

Strange creatures live in the deep sea, but few are odder than the viruses that inhabit deep ocean methane seeps...

A group of 18 scientists and ethicists today warned that a revolutionary new tool to cut and splice DNA should...

A frog in Ecuador's western Andean cloud forest changes skin texture in minutes, appearing to mimic the texture it sits...

By the time most people receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease — based on clinical signs of mental decline —...

UC Berkeley researchers, led by bioengineering professor Kevin Healy, have been able to test heart drugs on human cardiac muscle...

A new study published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests the link between aspirin and...

Hard-wiring beetles for radio-controlled flight turns out to be a fitting way to learn more about their biology. Cyborg insect...

New technique could lead to long-lasting localized stimulation of brain tissue without external connections. Images show calcium ion influx into...

A research team at UC San Francisco has discovered an RNA molecule called Pnky that can be manipulated to increase...

The functional differences between autistic and non-autistic brains have been isolated for the first time, following the development of a...

A combination of human stem cell transplantation and antidiabetic drugs proved to be highly effective at improving body weight and...

The spinal cord transmits pain signals to the brain, where they are consciously perceived. But not all the impulses arrive...

A pioneering class of drugs that target cancers with mutations in the BRCA breast cancer genes could also work against...

Wei Tang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at New Mexico State University, is taking a cue from nature...

Rodents infected with a common parasite lose their fear of cats, resulting in easy meals for the felines. Now IU...