As women get older, they receive a smaller and smaller share of National Institutes of Health grants and awards, according to a new report published in the June issue of Academic Medicine. 

New research from the University of California, Los Angeles, suggests doctors may someday be able to erase memories from individuals suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. 

In addition to visual recognition, Osama bin Laden’s identity was confirmed through DNA tests, US officials confirmed on Monday (May 2).

David Sencer, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 1966 through 1977, died in Atlanta on Monday due to complications with heart disease, according to the New York Times. He was 86. Sencer coordinated the CDC's effo

Former CDC director dies; bin Laden IDed with DNA; erasing memories

Defensive proteins kill bacteria invading mouse cells by delivering deadly sacs of antimicrobial chemicals

Does mitochondrial dysfunction lie at the heart of common, complex diseases like cancer and autism?

A promising gene therapy trial, derailed by cancerous side effects in a young patient, is set to reboot with the help of next generation gene-transfer vectors.

By Megan Scudellari New Blood for Gene Therapy Klein working with five-year old Felix Ott, who was diagnosed with Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome at age three. When he was four, Felix received stem-cell gene therapy, and the now seven-year-old has since been able to live a normal life. Verena Müller The two 3-year-olds were very, very sick. One was bleeding internally, suffered from severe eczema and anemia, and had multiple infections in his lungs and colon. The

Power Failure Does mitochondrial dysfunction lie at the heart of common, complex diseases like cancer and autism? Kevin Hand Mitochondria are tiny. A single human cell can contain hundreds to thousands of these potato-shaped organelles, depending on the tissue type. They power the biochemical reactions in our cells through the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). These oft-overlooked furnaces, not studied in earnest until the 19

Swirling surface currents reach deep into the ocean to scoop up larvae from hydrothermal vents and transport them to distant locales

Populations of neurons in the brains of sleep-deprived rats go to sleep though the animals remain awake