Unraveling the molecular causes of acute pancreatitis—a potentially deadly disease in which the pancreas essentially digests itself—is yielding clues to how it might be treated.
Unraveling the molecular causes of acute pancreatitis—a potentially deadly disease in which the pancreas essentially digests itself—is yielding clues to how it might be treated.
US salaries are starting to recover after last year’s survey recorded the first-ever drop.
Explore the past and present of US research funding, compare the investment priorities of the United States and Europe, and read an opinion from Research!America president Mary Woolley on what scientists need to do to secure the financial future of the US research enterprise.
As neuroscientists look to the future of their field, they are beginning to delve into more complex factors that define our emotions and intentions.
In fewer than 15 years, nanomedicine has gone from fantasy to reality.
At the nanoscale old materials acquire new properties that International Institute for Nanotechnology Director Chad Mirkin thinks will change the way medicine is practiced.
Investing more federal dollars in life science research may save the US economy.
History repeats itself, and so do trends in research funding.
Nanotechnology will offer doctors new ways to diagnose and treat patients, boosting efficiency and slashing costs.