Stories by Katie Moisse

An amazing example of tissue regeneration in mice might lead to treatments that promote wound healing in humans--but it almost went unnoticed

Despite a history of causing fetal malformations, thalidomide is FDA-approved for some conditions, so clues are welcome as to how the drug, formerly used as a sedative and now for immunomodulatory therapy, works

Sixty years after the first documented kidney transplant in the U.S., a study shows the procedure carries little long-term medical risk for the donor

New research holds promise for a noninvasive brain-computer interface that allows mental control over computers and prosthetics

A rare set of fossils suggests that snakes preyed on the largest animals to have ever walked the Earth when they were at their most vulnerable

Research shows that children born with the help of reproductive technology might be at a higher risk for genetic defects leading to chronic disorders

Olympic competitors such as Apolo Ohno are down near the 2 percent body-fat range. How do they get so lean, and is it wise to do so?

New insight into the fragile pharaoh's family tree shows intrafamilial marriage, and royal lives cursed by malarial infections and bodily defects

Although the answer seems obvious, it took a supersize catwalk and a bank of computers to provide fresh data on elephant locomotion and the relationship between body size and energy expenditure

Maternal age and autism are both on the rise--but only a small fraction of the increasing incidence can be explained by the trend toward later childbearing

Individuals with amygdala damage are more likely to lay a risky bet

Individuals carrying the variant had shorter telomeres, stretches of DNA at the ends of chromosomes that protect them from daily wear--and also aging

A scientist who takes credit as an author on an article secretly written by a pharmaceutical company should face punishment like any other plagiarist

Radiation and chemotherapies that save young women from cancer can leave them infertile. But a novel procedure can keep motherhood on ice without delaying treatment

Quantifying their urban climate change-mitigating effects is an important step in getting green roofing initiatives off the ground

When a disease is rare, so is the funding for research to treat and cure it