An NIH program to identify mystery diseases has stopped accepting applications after being flooded with cases.
An NIH program to identify mystery diseases has stopped accepting applications after being flooded with cases.
Researchers identify a receptor that causes the degeneration of myelin coating around nerve cells, pointing to a potential new therapy for multiple sclerosis patients.
Under stressful conditions, a transcription factor in flies turns on genes by releasing its hold on tightly wound DNA, a new study suggests.
Love can buffer people from pain by invoking feelings of safety and reassurance.
How cognitive prejudices can influence research decisions, and how the pitfalls of human nature can be avoided
A new study finds that more than two thirds of Americans approve of the use of stem cells in research aiming to cure serious diseases.
The story of the US government’s efforts to stamp out smallpox in the early 20th century offers insights into the science and practice of mass vaccination.
I the dark Arctic shallows one research finds heterotrophic marine bacteria doing a surprising amount of carbon fixing.
In Chapter 5, "The Stable and the Laboratory," author Michael Willrich explores the burgeoning vaccine manufacture industry that ramped up to combat smallpox epidemics in turn-of-the-twentieth-century American cities.