It might not be science fiction much longer.Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are developing the next generation of screening devices that will…
In another piece of the puzzle of how neurons form connections, researchers have found myosin X travels a portion of a neuron's backbone called the actin…
The study was published January 21, 2007 in an advanced online edition of the journal Nature.The researchers found that TRPA1, a protein that helps transmit…
Microwave ovens may be good for more than just zapping the leftovers; they may also help protect your family.University of Florida engineering researchers have…
Scientists at UC Irvine have mapped fossil fuel air pollution in the United States by analyzing corn collected from nearly 70 locations nationwide.This novel…
“In the last 15 years we have continuously been exposed to a variety of emerging technologies – biotechnology, information science and technology, cognitive…
The paper, “PTEN-deficient intestinal stem cells initiate intestinal polyposis” was posted to the Nature Genetics Web site on January 21.The theory that cancer…
The phenomenon is known as microchimerism, and it is still unclear as to whether the presence of such cells can be harmful to the recipient. A Bristol team has…
Researchers at the National Yang-Ming University in Taiwan found that providing 15-minute treatment sessions twice a day for five days a week yielded…
A test developed by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists is the first to identify which malignant blood cells are highly vulnerable to a promising type of…
The research, putting proteins often linked to heart disease front and center in a brain disease whose causes remain a mystery, hark back to what German…
The research was done by infection control experts at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., who are on the faculty at the University of Rochester…
The work also indicated that city dwellers appear to experience a relatively decreased influence of local sun time relative to those living in more sparsely…
By starting treatment for high blood pressure earlier and being more aggressive, physicians in the United States control hypertension significantly better than…
University of South Florida researchers report that a novel needle-free vaccine approach is effective and safe in clearing brain-damaging plaques from a mouse…
Although, sperm are inseminated in millions each sperm goes it alone. However, under some circumstances it might be advantageous for sperm to cooperate with…