The microbial community composition of a corpse could indicate how long the person has been dead, according to a study on decomposing mice.

Ruth Patrick, who pioneered freshwater pollution monitoring, has passed away at age 105.

Candace Pert, who helped discover opioid receptors, has passed away at age 67.

Repeated exposure to fear-associated stimuli during short bouts of sleep made study participants less frightened of related provocations once they awoke.

An NIH working group lays out nine research areas the new federal neuroscience initiative will fund.

Diet, exercise, and stress management may lengthen telomeres, a new study shows, though some scientists are skeptical.

David Barker, the physician-scientist who connected conditions in the womb and just after birth with chronic health problems in adulthood, has passed away at age 75.

A cytomegalovirus-based vaccine eliminated simian immunodeficiency virus from rhesus macaques, raising hopes of a similarly effective HIV vaccine.

Reprogramming cells within live mice yields a new type of induced pluripotent stem cell.

Researchers selectively erase methamphetamine-related memories in mice and rats.

New rapid tests for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis appear highly accurate.

Avian species significantly reduce coffee berry borer beetle infestations in Costa Rica.