Researchers are using modern experimental tools to probe the mysterious molecular pathways that lead to premature labor and birth.
Researchers are using modern experimental tools to probe the mysterious molecular pathways that lead to premature labor and birth.
Research into how the brain suffers as a result of chemotherapy is revealing potential avenues for ameliorating cognitive decline.
The global spread of dengue virus has immunologists and public-health experts debating the best way to curb infection.
Certain immune cells keep adipose tissue in check by helping to define normal and abnormal physiological states.
Researcher salaries continue to buck the trend of the millennium’s first decade, remaining flat or even declining across most life science disciplines.
Presenting the best life science images and videos of 2012
The remarkable ability of the star-nosed mole to interpret its surroundings through touch is yielding clues about mammalian sensory processing in general.
Scientists hope an understanding of nerve fibers responsive only to gentle touch will give insight into the role the sense plays in social bonding.
When children need medications, getting the dosing and method of administration right is like trying to hit a moving target with an untried weapon.
Examples of parasites that manipulate the behavior of their hosts are not hard to come by, but scientists have only recently begun to understand how they induce such dramatic changes.