Mouse models may not accurately mimic severity of gonorrhea infection

The mouse model may not fully reflect the severity of the infection and the types of…

New imagery solves mystery of why Mount St. Helens is out of line with other volcanoes

Some of the clearest, most comprehensive images of the top several miles of the Earth's crust…

Troubling disadvantages, including bias, against women in business, study finds

A two-and-a-half-year research study documents bias against women seeking CEO jobs in the workforce.

Improving operations for the brain’s most malignant tumor

Neurosurgeons and scientists evaluated use of state-of-the-art optical technology built into commercial grade operating microscopes used…

Brain scans could distinguish bipolar from depression

New research has found that neurons deep inside the brain could hold the key to accurately…

Artificial cells are tiny bacteria fighters

Newly created artificial cells can kill bacteria.

Neuropsychiatric disorders: Dopamine study offers hope for improved treatments

New work sheds light on how dopamine receptors signal within cells, opening the door for more…

Biophysics: Self-centered

Rod-shaped bacterial cells normally divide by constriction midway along their long axis. Physicists have developed a…

How weight loss is linked to future health for older adults

A study evaluated information from the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures and looked specifically at health and…

Natural ‘breakdown’ of chemicals predicts lung damage in 9/11 firefighters

Abnormal levels of more than two dozen metabolites -- chemicals produced in the body as it…