Breslau found that interpersonal traumas, not just combat or natural disasters, can cause post-traumatic stress disorder.

This is the first time researchers have tested the use of the reprogrammed stem cells in the human brain.

The variants associated with the mood disorder included those without metabolic risks, suggesting it is the psychological effects of obesity at play.

The study will examine the efficacy of four drugs—an antiviral and three monoclonal antibodies—that are already being used to treat patients in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Numerous experimental vaccines that aim to provide multi-season protection are in human studies.

The unit of mass will no longer be defined by a lone physical object but instead in terms of a universal constant.

A report also concludes that an investment of $2 per person per year could forestall that fate.

The Democrats’ takeover of the House inspires hope for science-based policies, but voters struck down several ballot initiatives to counteract climate change.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust agree not to cover the fees that some hybrid open-access journals charge authors to make their work freely available.

The new data could help identify treatments for diseases ranging from river blindness to schistosomiasis.

The results cannot be extrapolated to humans, researchers caution.

Only after the accusations appeared on Twitter did Vanderbilt suspend neuroscientist David Sweatt.