biology

Being a 'People Person' May Be All in Your Head

Health - May 19, 2009

Brain areas processing sweet tastes, sexual stimuli may also key personality disorders more >>

Love Hormone May Ease Discussion of Painful Topics

Health - May 18, 2009

Study suggests oxytocin may help couples in therapy better deal with conflicts more >>

Birds Don't Miss a Beat

Health - May 12, 2009

Like humans, avian species can feel musical rhythms linked to a shared ability for mimicry more >>

Imaging IDs Brain Neurons With Preference for Real Words

Health - April 29, 2009

Finding could boost understanding of what causes reading disabilities more >>

Jet Lag Upsets Brain's Internal Clocks

Health - April 17, 2009

Finding could fine-tune treatments for sleepy travelers and shift workers, study suggests more >>

Study Reveals How Salmonella 'Hijacks' Cells

Health - April 16, 2009

Researchers spot mechanism that may be applicable to other pathogens more >>

A Fat That May Keep You Thin

Health - April 8, 2009

'Brown' fat, previously unknown in adults, revs up calorie-burning, experts say more >>

Larger Men at Greater Risk for Atrial Fibrillation

Health - April 8, 2009

Swedish study says since children are getting bigger, condition may become more common more >>

Single Cell May Produce Multiple Lung Cancer Tumors

Health - April 7, 2009

Finding suggests biological and clinical management of these growths needs to be tailored more >>

What's That Smell? Ask a Woman, Not a Man

Health - April 7, 2009

Study finds that female noses are more sensitive to body odors more >>

Surprise! Heart Muscle Can Replenish Itself

By Bernadine Healy, M.D. - Heart to Heart - April 3, 2009

The discovery by Swedish researchers offers hope for better treatments. more >>

Cells Renew in the Human Heart

Science - April 3, 2009

Carbon 14 from Cold War–era nuclear bomb tests allowed researchers to track cell birth. more >>

Protein-Folding Problem May Help Spur Alzheimer's

Health - April 1, 2009

Finding could lead to new target for disease therapy, researchers say more >>

Scientists Capture HIV Transfer Among T-Cells on Video

Health - March 27, 2009

Team suggests there are many targets now for interfering with the process more >>

Study Links Sugar Production in Yeast Cells to Longevity

Health - March 27, 2009

Conservation of glucose for survival may apply to humans as well, researchers say more >>

Scientists ID New Biomarker for Prostate Cancer

Health - March 25, 2009

Study finds cleaved galectin-3 may serve as treatment target against disease progression more >>

Catching Ovarian Cancer Early May Miss Aggressive Tumors

Health - March 24, 2009

The finding casts the usefulness of screening into doubt, scientists say more >>

Human Brain Works Between Order and Chaos

Health - March 20, 2009

Finding could lead to new treatments for cognitive disorders, researchers say more >>

DNA Testing Lays Romanov Murder Mystery to Rest

Health - March 11, 2009

Bodies found near rest of Tsar Nicholas II's family identified as 2 missing children more >>

Meat-Eating Dinosaurs Used Legs and Arms Like Birds

Health - March 4, 2009

Utah fossils show ability evolved long before feathery wings did, paleontologists say more >>

Brain Adapts to Age-Related Eye Disease

Health - March 3, 2009

Neurons seek input from undamaged areas to compensate, study finds more >>

Cancer and Age: Why We May Face a Tradeoff Between Cancer Risk and Aging

By Katherine Hobson - Health - February 20, 2009

Scientists are teasing out the complex relationship between getting old and developing cancer. more >>

Brain Protein May Have Potential Against Alzheimer's

Health - February 8, 2009

Study in animals finds memory improvements and less cell degeneration more >>

Female Hormones Deter Salt-Sensitive Hypertension

Health - February 6, 2009

Estrogen appears to improve kidneys' ability to shed sodium, study says more >>

Childhood Stress Compromises Immune System

Health - January 28, 2009

Early emotional environment a key to later physical health, study says more >>