Researchers discover how neurons tell each other to die under trauma, disease

Neuroscientists have found that healthy neurons receive messages from injured neighbors that can lead to death.…

Brain hardwired to respond to others’ itching

Itching is a highly contagious behavior. When we see someone scratch, we're likely to feel itchy,…

Soils could release much more carbon than expected as climate warms

Soils could release much more carbon dioxide than expected into the atmosphere as the climate warms,…

Fish and mercury: Detailed consumption advisories would better serve women across US

Among women of childbearing age in the US, fish consumption has increased in recent years while…

Why guillemot chicks leap from the nest before they can fly

Before they have the wing span to actually permit them to fly, young guillemots (also known…

Potential drug candidates halt prostate and breast cancer growth

Two new drug candidates have now been designed to target prostate and triple negative breast cancers.…

Flame retardant chemicals may affect social behavior in young children

Some chemicals added to furniture, electronics and numerous other goods to prevent fires may have unintended…

Hubble dates black hole’s last big meal

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has found that the black hole at the center of our Milky…

Research may provide solutions for the future treatment of diabetes

Researchers found that feeding resveratrol to obese mice over a period of 6 weeks altered the…

The intestine has a reservoir of stem cells that are resistant to chemotherapy

Researchers have discovered a new group of intestinal stem cells with very different characteristics to those…