Expectant mums need to stop blaming their bump for memory lapses, say experts who want to dispel the "baby brain" myth. Read more...

Cleft palate has been linked to dozens of genes. During their investigation of one of these genes, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St....

Prostate cancer cells are more likely to spread to other parts of the body if a specific gene quits functioning normally, according to new data from researchers...

Together with colleagues in Barcelona, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have generated a complete map of the areas of the genome that...

Exposure to severe stress early in life increases the risk of alcohol and drug addiction. Yet surprisingly, some adults sexually abused as children -- and therefore...

A natural material derived from crustacean shell and algae supports the growth of human embryonic stem cells. Read more...

Consortium sets sights on the differences that make us different. Read more...

Mutation of a gene that helps protect the body from genetic instability leads to cellular and molecular changes in the pregnant uterus that trigger premature birth,...

People who experience memory loss or a decline in their thinking abilities may be at higher risk of stroke, regardless of whether they have been diagnosed with dementia,...

The traditional view is that ecology shapes evolution. Some research has suggested, however, that evolutionary processes reciprocate by influencing ecology in turn....

As researchers around the world hasten to employ nanotechnology to improve production methods for applications that range from manufacturing materials to creating...

A featured article in the February 2010 issue of Cold Spring Harbor Protocols presents a high-throughput method for identifying DNase I hypersensitive sites across...

New research for the first time links genes to our ability to orient ourselves to the world around us an then navigate through it. Read more...

Scientists have created a new computational model that can be used to predict gene function of uncharacterized plant genes with unprecedented speed and accuracy....

Agricultural Research Service scientists have analyzed rust fungi from more than 160 sugarcane samples from 25 countries to provide a valuable resource for plant...

Linheng Li, Ph.D., investigator, together with Hans Clevers, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Hubrecht Institute in Utrecht, Netherlands, co-authored a prospective review...

A recently licensed type of emergency contraception may offer women protection from pregnancy even when taken five days after sex. Read more...

Interconnected networks of neurons process information and give rise to perception by communicating with one another via small electrical impulses known as action...

Scientists have determined how a normal protein can be converted into a prion, an infectious agent that causes fatal brain diseases in humans and mammals. The finding,...

Migrating birds can and do keep their travel dates flexible, a new study published online on January 28 in Current Biology reveals. Read more...

The nation is hoping for a bright future. Many believe the key to strengthening the US economy and competing globally lies in fostering an innovative culture and...

In an acute viral infection, most T cells differentiate into cells that fight the virus and die off in the process. But a few T cells survive and become memory cells,...

An experimental vaccine developed using noninfectious virus-like particles (VLP) has protected macaques and mice against chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne pathogen...

Investigators at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have discovered a new way the cell surface protein, CD44, helps specific T helper cells develop immunologic...

The commonly held assumption that as primates evolved, their brains always tended to get bigger has been challenged by a team of scientists at Cambridge and Durham....