Antibodies can be a blessing or a curse to the brain — it all depends on their concentration.
Technology in higher education: learning with it instead of from it
Technology has shifted the way that professors teach students in higher education. For example, by uploading recorded lectures online, students…
Researchers ID protein function in parasites that cause sometimes fatal diseases
In the quest to develop more effective treatments for parasitic diseases, scientists look for weaknesses in the organisms’ molecular machinery.…
As Fears of a Pandemic Mount, W.H.O. Says World Is Not Ready
The announcement comes as infections surge in Iran, Italy and South Korea. But the number of cases in China has…
As Fears of a Pandemic Mount, W.H.O. Says World Is Not Ready
The announcement comes as infections surge in Iran, Italy and South Korea. But the number of cases in China has…
New tech takes radiation out of cancer screening
Researchers have developed a new, inexpensive technology that could save lives and money by routinely screening women for breast cancer…
New method gives glaucoma researchers control over eye pressure
Neuroscientists have developed a new method that permits continuous regulation of eye pressure without damage, becoming the first to definitively…
Leukemia drugs hold promise for treatment-resistant lung cancer
New live-cell drug discovery tool identifies two leukemia drugs and other small molecules as potential treatments for lung tumours that…
Complexity scientists present ‘meme’ model for multiple diseases
Interacting contagious diseases like influenza and pneumonia — and perhaps coronavirus too — follow the same complex spreading patterns as…
Why monkeys choose to drink alone
Why do some people almost always drop $10 in the Salvation Army bucket and others routinely walk by? One answer…