Further tests are needed to determine whether the protective effects of these compounds could ultimately help prevent or treat Alzheimer's 

New system sprang from a desire to better preserve ribosome crystals

Experiments reveal brain circuits that shape sensory perceptions

Scientists confirm that we make sense of strings of words because our brains combine words into constituents in a hierarchical manner

The new mass-spectral imaging system is the first of its kind in the world and its applications are just beginning to surface

Hettich Lab Technology designs, engineers, and manufactures a comprehensive line of cell culture processing equipment that delivers repeatable results for a variety of workflow requirements.

Theodore Price, PhD,  talks to contributing editor Tanuja Koppal, PhD, about the advent of digital cell imaging instruments that are very mobile, user-friendly, inexpensive, and intuitive to work with.

Digital PCR (dPCR) is a gene amplification method particularly suited to detecting and quantifying rare genes.

 Without some sort of testing platform, research on diseases and their treatments would grind to a halt

Researchers used fluorescent molecules to tag neurons in the brain to see which connections were active during a sensory experience that happened hours earlier

Protein responsible for synaptic connections leading to enduring memories is found to have two distinct physical states

Team finds that cancer cells can actually cause neighboring normal cells to become cancerous