A National Academies of Science panel is nearly done evaluating research institutions with a critical eye on the quality of undergraduate education.
A National Academies of Science panel is nearly done evaluating research institutions with a critical eye on the quality of undergraduate education.
When children need medications, getting the dosing and method of administration right is like trying to hit a moving target with an untried weapon.
The researcher who helped develop an Alzheimer's treatment now in clinical trials warns that the compound may actually impair memory.
The likelihood of developing dementia later in life may be predicted by the speed at which people walk, while grip strength may predict stroke.
Input lines are open for the National Institute of Substance Use and Addiction Disorders.
Deterioration of long-lived proteins on the surface of neuronal nuclei in the brain could lead to age-related defects in nervous function.
Hormones in the brain control sex-specific behaviors by activating individual genetic programs.
Origin of life theories from a wide range of religions may be taught alongside evolution in the state.
By recording nerve impulses in sound-processing regions of the brain, researchers can recreate the words people think.
February 1, 2012
Meet some of the people featured in the February 2012 issue of The Scientist.