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The diagnostic measures two proteins indicative of brain injury.

A closer moon and ideal coastal conditions for tide pool formation may have started the evolutionary transition of tetrapods.

Stem cells and cancer cells have enough molecular similarities that the former can be used to trigger immunity against the latter.

Poecilia formosa, an all-female fish species, has a surprisingly robust genome. 

Funds for the NIH and NSF would stay flat, while some agencies, including the FDA and NASA, would see increases.

There are countless ways for scientists to say, “I love you.” Naming a slime-mold beetle after your wife (and another after your ex-wife) is, apparently, one of them.  

Researchers use DNA origami to generate tiny mechanical devices that deliver a drug that cuts off the blood supply to tumors in mice.

Reductions from the budget passed today and a $750-million shift of funds to the Children’s Health Insurance Program add pressure to public health initiatives, including immunizations and outbreak responses.

Transcriptional profiling of post-mortem human brains reveals commonalities in the genes over- and under-expressed in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, and major depression. 

Researchers develop a new technique to selectively activate neurons deep in the rodent brain, taking a step toward noninvasive brain stimulation for neurological disorders.

The Scientist speaks with a clinical toxicologist to discuss how the supplement acts in the brain and what the agency's declaration means for research.

Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, is designed to be toxic to plants, but scientists observe some untoward effects on animals in the lab.