
Mysterious Heat Spikes inside Cells Are Probed with Tiny Diamonds
A new type of sensor may help solve a puzzling cellular phenomenon

Mysterious Heat Spikes inside Cells Are Probed with Tiny Diamonds
A new type of sensor may help solve a puzzling cellular phenomenon

Visual Task May Offer a Brain Marker for Autism
The brain deals with viewing two images simultaneously in a distinctive way

Older Parents May Both Pass Down More New Mutations
Aging fathers transmit more, but new findings shed light on mothers’ contributions

The Shape-Shifting Army inside Your Cells
Proteins work like rigid keys to activate cellular functions—or so everyone thought

Male researchers stress out rodents
Rats and mice show increased stress levels when handled by men rather than women, potentially skewing study results

Autism Risk-Factors Database Could Aid in Epidemiological Studies of the Disorder
A new database pools health registry data from seven countries, dramatically boosting potential sample sizes for epidemiological studies of autism

Can a Pill Treat Autism?
A new crop of drugs aim, for the first time, at the core symptoms of this disorder

Normal Breast-Cancer Gene Keeps Cancer at Bay by Blocking DNA Replication
BRCA1 mechanism may explain how other tumor suppressors work

The Pitfalls of Positive Thinking
How rosy thoughts can lead to negative outcomes

The Stress of Crowds
City dwellers may handle pressure differently from those who live in less populated areas

Does This Collar Make Me Look Fat? Even Lab Animals Are Too Fat
The obesity epidemic is affecting animals, too

A Drug to Call One's Own
Will medicine finally get personal?

Fear of Pharming
Controversy swirls at the crossroads of agriculture and medicine

Tourist Boats Force Killer Whales to ¿Shout¿ above the Din

Colliding Stars May Form Intermediate Black Holes