Stories by Alla Katsnelson

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

The Stress of Crowds

City dwellers may handle pressure differently from those who live in less populated areas

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

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