Science/Tech Stories
Harvard scientists have engineered a stem cell that can excrete a specific toxin capable of killing all traces of cancer in the brain.
Shutting off the blood supply to an arm or leg before cardiac surgery can protect the heart during an operation.
Without scientific consensus cognitive training is effective, Lumosity's brain games aren't necessarily any better than, say, Angry Birds.
Accessing long-term memories benefits short-term mental performance.
A baby’s preference to stare at an object, instead of a person's face, may predict a lack of guilt and empathy as well as difficulties understanding emotions during toddlerhood.
Scientists have discovered the function of a hormone already used in weight loss drugs is to activate a part of the brain that causes energy expenditure.
A recent study has successfully developed a freeze-dried synthetic gene network, which could open the doors to faster and cheaper virus detection.
There's only one machine in the world that can keep a heart or pair of lungs alive outside the body for nearly half a day.
It seems only yesterday breast implants were a big deal. Now, it's onto selfie surgeries and nitrogen-fueled weight loss.
A private social media app has been released for teens to find a safe place to socialize and seek help.
A new study demonstrates how the very same gene may have opposite effects on the brain at different ages and life stages.
Early humans in the Arctic evolved to their high-fat diets and the extreme cold. But today, those adaptations are causing high infant mortality and low blood sugar.