What patients say and what doctors document

When comparing a patient's self-reported eye symptoms to what ultimately goes in their electronic medical record,…

Feed a cold, starve a fever? Not so fast, study suggests

A discovery into how bacteria control a host's hunger points to new ways to treat infections…

Cosmic lenses support finding on faster than expected expansion of the universe

By using galaxies as giant gravitational lenses, an international group of astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble…

New peptide could improve treatment for vision-threatening disease

A new peptide holds promise for improving treatment for degenerative retinal diseases, such as age-related macular…

Premature babies don’t use sensory-prediction brain process that may be key to development

Babies born prematurely don't use their expectations about the world to shape their brains as babies…

How insects decide to grow up

Like humans, insects go through puberty. The process is known as metamorphosis. Examples include caterpillars turning…

Answers to how our brains make meaning, with the help of a little LSD

We all have particular experiences or particular things -- a favorite song, for example -- that…

Structure of LSD and its receptor explains its potency

Lysergic acid diethylamide -- more commonly known as 'LSD' or simply 'acid' -- is one of…

Scientists use stem cells to create human/pig chimera embryos

Efforts by researchers to grow the first embryos containing cells from humans and pigs proved more…

Earth’s orbital variations, sea ice synch glacial periods

New research shows how sea ice growth in the Southern Hemisphere during certain orbital periods could…