Omega-3 fats have little or no effect on type 2 diabetes

Increasing omega-3 fats in the diet has little or no effect on risk of type 2…

China's two-child policy has led to 5.4 million extra births

The introduction of China’s universal two-child policy, that permits all couples to have two children, has…

New technique could streamline design of intricate fusion device

Stellarators, twisty machines that house fusion reactions, rely on complex magnetic coils that are challenging to…

Scientists propose network of imaging centers to drive innovation in biological research

When sparks fly to innovate new technologies for imaging life at the microscopic scale, often diverse…

Parasite needs chemical (lipid/nutrient) in cat intestines for sex

Toxoplasma gondii is a microbial parasite that infects humans and but needs cats to complete its…

New pharmaceutical target reverses osteoporosis in mice

Biomedical engineers have discovered that an adenosine receptor called A2B can be pharmaceutically activated to reverse…

Understanding the animal brain could help robots wash your dishes

Neuroscientists show how evolution and animal brains can be a rich source of inspiration for machine…

Health records pin broad set of health risks on genetic premutation

Researchers have found that there may be a much broader health risk to carriers of the…

Protein-transport discovery may help define new strategies for treating eye disease

Many forms of vision loss stem from a common source: impaired communication between the eye and…

New pathway for potential glioblastoma treatment

A team has discovered a new pathway that may help suppress the development of glioblastoma tumors,…