Biology

Credit: Cornell University The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made 17 Next Generation Networks for Neuroscience (NeuroNex) awards to aid...

Credit: Yun Huang and Yubin Zhou Each cell in the body is made up of a number of tiny sealed...

In the past, multiple sclerosis patients were advised not to exercise for fear of exacerbating the illness. However, it is...

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Research and new technologies have dramatically expanded the amount of data that can be captured...

Credit: Alan Hicks, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Public domain. The cold-loving fungus (Pseudogymnoascus destructans, or Pd) that...

Credit: Suzanne Mills Noise from motorboats changes the behaviour of cleaner fish and the species they help. Cleaner fish are...

New research has uncovered a potential new therapy for the currently untreatable delayed neuropathy caused by acute exposure to insecticides...

Credit: David Kinton, UNC School of Medicine Chapel Hill, NC - The ability for HIV to hide in the body...

Credit: Edward Yu/Iowa State University AMES, Iowa - Two new discoveries from Edward Yu's Iowa State University laboratory are adding...

Washington, DC - August 1, 2017 - For the first time, researchers have used whole genome sequencing to identify the...

Credit: Joe Howell/Vanderbilt University TV infomercials offer a world of potential solutions for back pain, but most of them have...

Credit: Damien Charabidze The use of insects as indicators of post-mortem displacement is a familiar technique depicted on many crime...

One of life's biggest mysteries is right inside our heads. It's the brain, and its biggest secret -- how the...

Credit: Kent State University Dementia affects one-third of all people older than 65 years in the United States. The most...

Credit: Flickr So, you've genetically engineered a malaria-resistant mosquito, now what? How many mosquitos would you need to replace the...

Credit: JD Howell, McMaster University Researchers have identified two new biological markers of cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease which...

Trophy hunting of lions, the killing of selected individual animals for sport, is highly controversial, and there is much debate...

Credit: University of Houston University of Houston researchers in the Department of Health and Human Performance are helping patients with...

Credit: Ken Markoff An interdisciplinary team of researchers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has concluded that bacteria in...

Credit: Image: Luis Hernandez-Miranda, MDC The calls of new-born mice draw the attention of their mother. A group of neuronal...