How killer cells take out tumors

The use of immunotherapy to treat cancer is celebrating its first successes -- but there are…

Newly discovered disease mechanism for type 2 diabetes

A newly discovered mechanism behind reduced insulin production in type 2 diabetes has been identified by…

How the Arctic Ocean became saline

The Arctic Ocean was once a gigantic freshwater lake. Only after the land bridge between Greenland…

Starving prostate cancer with what you eat: Apple peels, red grapes, turmeric

When you dine on curry and baked apples, enjoy the fact that you are eating something…

Stem cells may be the key to staying strong in old age

A new study, performed in mice, could lead to new approaches to help people stay stronger…

Take a coffee or tea break to protect your liver

Researchers found that drinking coffee and herbal tea may protect against liver fibrosis, estimated as the…

Astonishingly speedy brain mechanism helps bats get louder when necessary

When trying to be heard over noise, humans and animals raise their voices. Researchers have now…

A method to improve in vitro tests

Researchers propose a new way of performing in vitro tests on nanoparticles that could enhance a…

New way to detect Palmer amaranth in contaminated seedlots

Some seed mixtures planted on Conservation Reserve Program acres have been contaminated with Palmer amaranth, an…

Copaiba: Silver bullet or snake oil?

Sales of the essential oil copaiba [koh-pey-buh] are increasing, at least in part, because more than…