Robots grow mini-organs from human stem cells

A robotic system has been developed to automate the production of human mini-organs derived from stem…

Blood type affects severity of diarrhea caused by E. coli

A new study shows that a kind of E. coli most associated with 'travelers' diarrhea' and…

Learning music or speaking another language leads to more efficient brains

Whether you learn to play a musical instrument or speak another language, you're training your brain…

Repeating seismic events offer clues about Costa Rican volcanic eruptions

Repeating seismic events--events that have the same frequency content and waveform shapes--may offer a glimpse at…

Emergency contact info helps researchers branch out family tree

A collaborative team of researchers from three major academic medical centers in New York City is…

What we’ve learned about the nucleolus since you left school

The size of a cell's nucleolus may reveal how long that cell, or even the organism…

How social isolation transforms the brain

Researchers gain new insights into the brain mechanisms underlying the negative effects caused by long-term social…

Single surface protein boosts multiple oncogenic pathways in acute myeloid leukemia

Researchers have discovered that a signaling protein elevated in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) plays…

Surprise cell death discovery provides birth defect clues

Researchers have made a surprise discovery that could rewrite our understanding of the role programmed cell…

Diabetes researchers find switch for fatty liver disease

Researchers have identified a key fork in the road for the way the liver deals with…