Tipping point for large-scale social change

A new study finds that when 25 percent of people in a group adopt a new…

A nanotech sensor that turns molecular fingerprints into bar codes

A new system can detect and analyze molecules without the need for an infrared spectrometer. The…

Study identifies cellular ‘death code’

Dying cells generally have two options: go quietly, or go out with a bang.

Threat of malaria left its mark on the immune system in people with African ancestry

Researchers have identified a genetic difference between people with African and European ancestry that affects how…

First tetrapods of Africa lived within the Devonian Antarctic Circle

The first African fossils of Devonian tetrapods (four-legged vertebrates) show these pioneers of land living within…

Blood test for pregnant women can predict premature birth

A new blood test for pregnant women detects with 75-80 percent accuracy whether their pregnancies will…

Waves move across the human brain to support memory

Engineers have discovered a new fundamental feature of brain oscillations: they actually move rhythmically across the…

Sleep problems in Parkinson’s disease: Can we fix them?

Researchers have uncovered why people with a hereditary form of Parkinson's disease suffer from sleep disturbances.…

Tonsil and adenoid removal associated with respiratory, allergic and infectious disease

Removing tonsils and adenoids in childhood increases the long-term risk of respiratory, allergic and infectious diseases,…

Structural protein found essential to X chromosome inactivation

A research team has identified the essential role of a structural protein in the silencing of…