Structural changes to protective neural membranes may be involved in onset of neurodegenerative disease

A new statistical method that explicitly tests for equivalence, rather than difference, can help combat the bias against publishing "negative results"

Researchers assessed the impact of rising carbon dioxide levels on the large predatory "triton shell" gastropod (Charonia lampas).

Thalidomide was prescribed in the 1950s and 1960s as a sedative or hypnotic, even for pregnant women

The findings suggest that for many people with neurodegenerative diseases, the roots of their condition will trace back to their time as an embryo developing in the womb

Virtual reality shows how people's perception of real food can be altered by their surroundings

Researchers report that levels of a single molecule predict whether a patient has subtype 1 or subtype 2 of the disease

The discovery of graphene, a material made of one or very few atomic layers of carbon, started a boom

Researchers have developed a 3-D tool to model brain injury in a laboratory setting

Researchers were able to produce healthy mice with two mothers that went on to have normal offspring of their own

A new study combined detailed environmental accounts with a model of the global food system that tracks the production and consumption of food across the world

Deep neural networks to detect magnetic field anomalies for faster warnings before earthquakes and tsunamis