Doctors write millions of prescriptions a year for drugs to calm the behavior of people with Alzheimer's disease and other types of dementia.
Mar 3, 2015
By using statistical tool that amplifies the beneficial effects of statins, advocates have created the appearance that cholesterol-lowering drugs are wonder drugs that have substantially reduced cardiovascular disease.
Feb 20, 2015
That humans and the cities we build affect the ecosystem and even drive some evolutionary change in species’ traits is already known.
Feb 19, 2015
A new, relatively simple process makes it possible to create biocompatible particles called shape-controllable microgels that could be custom-designed for…
Feb 11, 2015
A new study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers finds that a collection of simple strategies used by parents can lead to significant…
Feb 3, 2015
Case Western Reserve's chemical compound aimed at restoring spinal cord function may have an additional purpose: stopping potentially fatal arrhythmias after heart attack.
Feb 2, 2015
In a pair of related studies, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have shown their drug candidates can target biological pathways involved in the destruction of brain cells in Parkinson's disease.
Jan 27, 2015
A protein called GRP78 could be a universal therapeutic target for treating human diseases like brain cancer, Ebola, Influenza, Hepatitis and superbug bacteria…
Dec 29, 2014
At a White House ceremony last Thursday, President Obama presented the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to science and engineering.
Nov 25, 2014
A National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded research team has successfully tested an autonomous underwater vehicle, AUV, that can produce high-resolution…
Nov 25, 2014
Berkeley Lab researcher says climate science is entering a new golden age. Not long ago, it would have taken several years to run a high-resolution simulation on a global climate model.
Nov 13, 2014
Nov 10, 2014
Since the first cases of Ebola were reported in West Africa in March 2014, the United States has mounted a whole-of-government response to contain and eliminate the epidemic at its source, while also taking prudent measures to protect the American people.
Nov 6, 2014
Newly published findings from the University of Waterloo are giving women with bad backs renewed hope for better sex lives.
Oct 25, 2014
