Drug companies selling more ‘lifestyle,’ less ‘symptom’

More prescription drug commercials are promoting how certain medications can improve a user's lifestyle rather than…

3D images of cancer cells in the body

Making tumor cells glow: medical physicists have developed a new method that can generate detailed three-dimensional…

Carnivorous plants: How the waterwheel plant snaps

Biologists and civil engineers have analyzed the rapid movement of the snap-trap with which the carnivorous…

Prenatal testing of the fetal rhesus factor: Test is reliable, but benefit is unclear

The new noninvasive test, using a blood sample of the pregnant woman, is as reliable as…

Prized data, free and open to all

The first official account of the electronic Rothamsted Archive and what it offers, highlights how this…

Expert consensus finds that higher protein intake benefits adult bone health

A new expert consensus has reviewed the benefits and safety of dietary protein for bone health,…

Magnetic stimulation dampens brain response to drug cues in addiction

In a study investigating the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for drug addiction, researchers are…

Astonishing effect enables better palladium catalysts

The taste of the chocolate cake's icing should not depend on whether it is served on…

Flowing cells in a wavy microchannel for effective size-based cell sorting

Researchers have developed a precise microscale manipulation method by rapidly flowing cell suspensions through a specially…

Attentive adults increase children’s ability to empathize

For human beings to function socially, they need to be able to perceive, understand, and talk…