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Lab Animals
Lab Animals: The science and technology dealing with the procurement, breeding, care, health, and selection of animals used in biomedical research and testing.
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MAR 19, 2015Cancer
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered that when a certain aggressive leukemia is cau ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 16, 2015Neuroscience
Two groups have recently made strides with amyloid beta (aβ), the supposed main villain in Alzheimer's disease. But whil ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 16, 2015Plants & Animals
A federal animal-research center in Nebraska will not be allowed to start any new experimental projects until it strengt ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 11, 2015Health & Medicine
Pietro Valdastri is convinced that using magnetic force in the right way can make minimally invasive surgery easier and ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Stephanie Dutchen, Harvard Medical School
It's been "known" for decades: Sensory, motor and cognitive signals ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 10, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
BERKELEY -
When UC Berkeley bioengineers say they are holding their hearts in the palms of their hands, they are no ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 10, 2015Chemistry & Physics
The process of wrinkle formation is familiar to anyone who has ever sat in a bathtub a little too long. But exactly why ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 06, 2015Genetics & Genomics
When salmon, salamanders or other aquatic animals poop or shed skin cells, they leave behind traces of their DNA in the ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 06, 2015Plants & Animals
The field of paleobiology and the study of ecological diversity have some new data and it's proving to be quite differen ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 26, 2015Plants & Animals
While we would all like to believe that our pets greet us at the end of the day because they remember us as their best a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 23, 2015Immunology
Scientists have described a previously unknown insect-borne virus, following the death of a man in the Kansas county of ...Written By: Greg CruikshankFEB 13, 2015Neuroscience
While tens of millions of people have abnormal, leak-prone sproutings of blood vessels in the brain called cerebral cave ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderFEB 09, 2015Videos
Scientists have developed a device that allows bacteria that would not grow in a lab environment to be cultured into pot ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeJAN 19, 2015Neuroscience
In order to survive and power the human brain for its millions of functions, neurons in the cerebral cortex need a stead ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 01, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Most animal embryos contain three layers of cells that transform into every part of the body - from brains to bones to g ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderOCT 16, 2014Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans always want to find a way to extend life just a little longer. By learning how people age, researchers are attemp ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 22, 2014Immunology
Sixty percent of those infected in Africa die within eight days to three weeks after contracting the Ebola virus. But so ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 08, 2014Microbiology
A massive global collaborative effort is under way to understand how the Ebola virus affects cells, why the virus is let ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAUG 12, 2014Genetics & Genomics
Laboratory mice are one of the most common animal models used in biological and medical research. Thousands of laborator ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 04, 2014Genetics & Genomics
It's sometimes noted that friends tend to look or dress alike, but a new study, the results of which were recently publi ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUL 08, 2014Neuroscience
When a woman experiences a stressful event early in pregnancy, the risk that her child will develop autism spectrum diso ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderJUL 07, 2014Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that in the 1800's the passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was the most numerous bird in the world, w ...Written By: Peter MicheliJUL 02, 2014Neuroscience
For centuries people have thought that the moon, especially a full moon, influenced human biology or behavior. Condition ...Written By: Peter Micheli
MAR 19, 2015
Cancer
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered that when a certain aggressive leukemia is cau
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 16, 2015
Neuroscience
Two groups have recently made strides with amyloid beta (aβ), the supposed main villain in Alzheimer's disease. But whil
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 16, 2015
Plants & Animals
A federal animal-research center in Nebraska will not be allowed to start any new experimental projects until it strengt
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 11, 2015
Health & Medicine
Pietro Valdastri is convinced that using magnetic force in the right way can make minimally invasive surgery easier and
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 10, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Stephanie Dutchen, Harvard Medical School
It's been "known" for decades: Sensory, motor and cognitive signals ...
It's been "known" for decades: Sensory, motor and cognitive signals ...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 10, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
BERKELEY -
When UC Berkeley bioengineers say they are holding their hearts in the palms of their hands, they are no ...
When UC Berkeley bioengineers say they are holding their hearts in the palms of their hands, they are no ...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 10, 2015
Chemistry & Physics
The process of wrinkle formation is familiar to anyone who has ever sat in a bathtub a little too long. But exactly why
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 06, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
When salmon, salamanders or other aquatic animals poop or shed skin cells, they leave behind traces of their DNA in the
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 06, 2015
Plants & Animals
The field of paleobiology and the study of ecological diversity have some new data and it's proving to be quite differen
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 26, 2015
Plants & Animals
While we would all like to believe that our pets greet us at the end of the day because they remember us as their best a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 23, 2015
Immunology
Scientists have described a previously unknown insect-borne virus, following the death of a man in the Kansas county of
...
Written By:
Greg Cruikshank
FEB 13, 2015
Neuroscience
While tens of millions of people have abnormal, leak-prone sproutings of blood vessels in the brain called cerebral cave
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
FEB 09, 2015
Videos
Scientists have developed a device that allows bacteria that would not grow in a lab environment to be cultured into pot
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
JAN 19, 2015
Neuroscience
In order to survive and power the human brain for its millions of functions, neurons in the cerebral cortex need a stead
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 01, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Most animal embryos contain three layers of cells that transform into every part of the body - from brains to bones to g
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
OCT 16, 2014
Cell & Molecular Biology
Humans always want to find a way to extend life just a little longer. By learning how people age, researchers are attemp
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 22, 2014
Immunology
Sixty percent of those infected in Africa die within eight days to three weeks after contracting the Ebola virus. But so
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 08, 2014
Microbiology
A massive global collaborative effort is under way to understand how the Ebola virus affects cells, why the virus is let
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
AUG 12, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
Laboratory mice are one of the most common animal models used in biological and medical research. Thousands of laborator
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 04, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
It's sometimes noted that friends tend to look or dress alike, but a new study, the results of which were recently publi
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUL 08, 2014
Neuroscience
When a woman experiences a stressful event early in pregnancy, the risk that her child will develop autism spectrum diso
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 07, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
It's thought that in the 1800's the passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) was the most numerous bird in the world, w
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli
JUL 02, 2014
Neuroscience
For centuries people have thought that the moon, especially a full moon, influenced human biology or behavior. Condition
...
Written By:
Peter Micheli