The U.S. Department of Energy is making available to university researchers a nuclear reactor test facility in southeast Idaho so they might learn how to build better nuclear power plants.
University of Cincinnati researchers hope their study of the tiny black-and-white striped zebrafish, whose systems closely track those of humans, will lead to enhanced research on human diseases.
A federal patient privacy rule has had a chilling effect on medical research, making it tougher to recruit patients and use their health records, the first national survey on the topic suggests.
A group of Washington University researchers will head to Antarctica later this month to learn more about the continent's geologic origins.
Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drugmaker, is the world's biggest spender on research, the European Commission said Friday.
In a leap forward for stem cell research, three independent teams of scientists reported Wednesday that they have produced the equivalent of embryonic stem cells in mice without the controversial destruction of embryos....
The government's work to prevent an influenza pandemic took on a more academic look Monday when it selected six universities and medical centers to help lead research efforts.
The first potential bird flu vaccine for humans to help prevent a widespread outbreak in the US won support from US experts on Tuesday as an interim measure until better versions come along.
The television spot shows a 40-year-old woman, in slow motion, as her family and co-workers rush by over the course of a day. It ends with her sitting alone, amid the remnants of a birthday party.
Pregnant women who suffer from diabetes are more likely to have a child with memory problems, according to a new study.
The newly discovered “superhighway” (red tube) connects the ventricles (shown in light purple in the middle of the brain) with the tiny olfactory bulb (bottom left) (Image: Jonathan Westin)
Concluding that there is an inadequate supply of marijuana for medical research, an administrative law judge has recommended to the Drug Enforcement Administration that it grant a Massachusetts professor's application to grow the drug in bulk.
People who are fully bilingual and speak both languages every day for most of their lives can delay the onset of dementia by up to four years compared with those who only know one language, Canadian scientists said on Friday.
Female mice exposed to a common chemical found in plastics while in the womb develop abnormal eggs, according to a new study. Based on this finding, researchers speculate that the chemical, bisphenol A, might increase the risk of spontaneous abortion and genetic disorders in humans, such as Down's syndrome.
Confused by conflicting advice on nutrition and health? Then try ignoring any conclusions backed by the beverage industry. Corporate funding of research into non-alcoholic drinks biases findings in favour of manufacturers’ products, a new study has found.
A University of Idaho researcher is hoping to harness the power of tiny fungi to combat an invasive weed that ranchers blame for crowding out nutritious forage for their livestock. George Newcombe is busy inside a greenhouse on the school's Moscow campus working with so-called endophytes that live in spotted knapweed, considered one of the West's most-destructive noxious weeds.
People who receive stem cell transplants for diseases such as leukaemia appear to face a higher risk of developing secondary cancers, especially if the cells come from a female donor, according to a preliminary study.
The new PlayStation 3 isn't all about entertainment. That's the message Sony Corp. is trying to convey in announcing that the new game consoles — as powerful as supercomputers — can help Stanford University researchers analyze complex human protein structures and perhaps find cures for cancer, Alzheimer's and other ailments.
Nearly 40 percent of the scientists conducting hands-on research at the National Institutes of Health say they are looking for other jobs or are considering doing so to escape new ethics rules that have curtailed their opportunity to earn outside income.
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner says his deep Christian faith led to his decision to appear in a television ad opposing a proposed constitutional amendment in Missouri.
Fasting may improve recovery from spinal cord injury, according to a new rodent study.
A research center has dropped a controversial proposal to conduct medical experiments on up to 100 endangered African monkeys that are natural carriers of a form of the AIDS virus but do not get sick from it.
A Fairbanks man bulldozed his way through four long-term forest research projects as he cut a trail to property on the Tanana River, state officials said. The damage may ruin the University of Alaska Fairbanks research projects that have been ongoing for more than 20 years.
Survivors of childhood cancer are highly likely to face chronic health problems later in life, researchers report. Doctors need to monitor these patients more closely for medical complications, experts warn.
West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center is looking for a few good scientists — 42 of them, to be exact. And they need to be more than good; WVU wants the best.