Already it's known that many deadly diseases that afflict humans were originally acquired through contact with animals. However new research...

Credit: John Soares BOSTON – (February 15, 2017) – Fat cells are not simply big blobs of lipid quietly standingby...

Credit: Joao Ribas, Brigham and Women's Hospital Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is an extremely rare genetic condition that causes premature...

Credit: Univetsity of Tsukuba You may have experienced sleepless nights when you were anxious, stressed or too excited. Such emotions...

Credit: University of Sydney Researchers at the University of Sydney have found that engaging in computer-based brain training can improve...

Credit: (Photo by David Hayman) (Millbrook, NY) Through a new $2 million National Science Foundation grant, scientists at the Cary...

Credit: Dr. Krushnamegh Kunte, NCBS-TIFR What do CPUs, stockbrokers, and butterflies have in common? They are good at investing their...

Credit: Maricruz Kwon, UTHealth You are what you eat when it comes to fat, report scientists from McGovern Medical School...

Credit: B. Fairbanks A novel tuberculosis pathogen, Mycobacterium mungi, closely related to human TB, infects and kills banded mongooses through...

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (July 20, 2017) – While research has demonstrated the positive impact a woman's social support network...

Credit: Wu et al., 2017 Researchers in China have discovered that a metabolic enzyme called AKR1B1 drives an aggressive type...

Job applicants who are cancer survivors are less likely to receive callbacks from potential retail employers than those who did...

Credit: Victor Cartagena/UCLA FINDINGS Less than half of individuals with peripheral artery disease, which is a narrowing of arteries to...

Credit: Rafael Guimarães dos Santos A psychedelic drug traditionally used in South America improves people's general sense of wellbeing and...