A molecular handshake between two immune proteins may explain why familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) erupts into painful inflammation—and could help...

AMES, Iowa—A tiny, antenna-like structure found on many animal cells may help explain how turtle embryos sense the warmth that...

A new study is drawing attention to the genetic blueprint behind the adolescent brain’s putamen, a structure buried deep within...

A nationwide Japanese study has found that growth hormone therapy can improve adult height in children who develop growth impairment...

Researchers have developed a computer model of the human cortex that connects molecular-scale chemistry with brain-wide patterns of activity, offering...

Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine have identified a small population of brain cells that may help determine whether...

Women live longer than men in almost every country, yet they are more likely to spend later life with disability,...

Quantum researchers have demonstrated a striking way to create and preserve entanglement by using the very process normally blamed for...

Breast cancer patients with apparently similar clinical profiles can experience dramatically different outcomes: some remain free of distant disease for...

Coupled resonator optical waveguides, or CROWs, are emerging as powerful building blocks for the next generation of optical communications, photonic...