When the body attacks the brain: Immune system often to blame for encephalitis, study finds

Encephalitis caused by the immune system attacking the brain is similar in frequency to encephalitis from…

Building and breaking connections: How neuronal networks influence alcoholism

Although it has been known that alterations in the connections between neurons in the brain likely…

Blocking Action of Gene Enhancers Halts Spread of Tumor Cells

In one of the first successes of its kind, researchers have inhibited the spreading of cancer…

Innovative Restoration of Coral Reefs Helps Protect Caribbean Islands

Researchers have measured the protective role of coral reefs and field-tested a solution that reduces coastal…

Wastewater treatment plants could generate electricity

Researchers are working on improving the efficiency of microbial fuel cells (MFC) by using modified graphite…

Recordings spout secrets behind blue whale behavior

Researchers are using underwater microphones to interpret and characterize the calls of blue whales swimming through…

Tiny drug-delivering capsules could sustain transplanted insulin-producing cells

A drug-carrying microsphere within a cell-bearing microcapsule could be the key to transplanting insulin-secreting pig pancreas…

New cannabis products highly potent, pose mental health risks

With states rapidly legalizing cannabis for medicinal and recreational use, physicians will be increasingly pressed to…

Acoustic imaging reveals hidden features of megathrust fault off Costa Rica

Geophysicists have obtained detailed three-dimensional images of a dangerous megathrust fault west of Costa Rica where…

Using injectable self-assembled nanomaterials for sustained delivery of drugs

New injectable delivery system forms a non-inflammatory depot that can continuously release drug carriers for months…