The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results in a smaller-than-expected head. A new study published Jan. 13 in mBio shows ...

Scientists have struggled for decades to understand why radiation therapy kills cells from the same tumour in different ways.

Electric devices and vehicles offer a sustainable and economical alternative to fuel-driven machines. However, concerns about ...

Ecologists at the School of Biological Sciences of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made valuable discoveries that could transform the conservation of two iconic cockatoo species: the ...

Offering rewards helps people to stop smoking, with success rates continuing long after incentives have stopped.

Rewards and financial incentives are successful methods to help people quit smoking, according to a new Cochrane review co-led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst public health and health policy ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have created nanostructured alumina surfaces which are strongly antibacterial but can be used to culture cells. They found that anodic porous alumina ...

An international team of scientists has uncovered a fascinating piece of the evolutionary puzzle: how the ventral nerve cord, a key component of the central nervous system, evolved in ecdysozoan ...

A recent study has uncovered the essential roles of two proteoglycans, biglycan and decorin, in maintaining bone mass, water ...

The year 2024 is on-track to be the hottest on record, and with it came some of the most challenging extreme weather ...

A new Perspective piece in The New England Journal of Medicine led by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute examined the increasing frequency of physician strikes around the globe. The piece is ...

UC Riverside scientists have now discovered a chemical that plants produce when they're stressed prevents dangerous biofilm ...