
Case Closed: A Fluky Finding Raises Hopes for Mending Wounds
An amazing example of tissue regeneration in mice might lead to treatments that promote wound healing in humans--but it almost went unnoticed

Case Closed: A Fluky Finding Raises Hopes for Mending Wounds
An amazing example of tissue regeneration in mice might lead to treatments that promote wound healing in humans--but it almost went unnoticed

Which sperm will win the race to the egg: the green one or the red one?

Researchers Gain New Insights into the Mystery of Thalidomide-Caused Birth Defects
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

One's Enough: People Who Donate a Kidney Live Just as Long as Those Who Don't
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

No Implants Needed: Movement-Generating Brain Waves Detected and Decoded Outside the Head
New research holds promise for a noninvasive brain-computer interface that allows mental control over computers and prosthetics

Down the Hatch(ling): Nest-Raiding Snake Gulped Newborn Titanosaurs
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

Stroke victims aided in motor function recovery by playing home video games

Hepatitis infection induced and cleared in mice with human liver cells

Test-Tube Babies May Face Greater Health Risks Than Naturally Conceived Children
Research shows that children born with the help of reproductive technology might be at a higher risk for genetic defects leading to chronic disorders

Going for the Gaunt: How Low Can an Athlete's Body Fat Go?
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?

Not merely slipping away: Forgetting requires biochemical action

Tutankhamen's Familial DNA Tells Tale of Boy Pharaoh's Disease and Incest
New insight into the fragile pharaoh's family tree shows intrafamilial marriage, and royal lives cursed by malarial infections and bodily defects

Chronic health conditions in children are on the rise

Motivating Question: When an Elephant Charges, Is It Walking or Running?
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

Anti-aging talk: Getting old or just getting started?

Study Confirms Link between Older Maternal Age and Autism
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

What Happens in the Amygdala... Damage to Brain's Decision-Making Area May Encourage Dicey Gambles
Individuals with amygdala damage are more likely to lay a risky bet

Researchers Identify Genetic Variant Linked to Faster Biological Aging
Individuals carrying the variant had shorter telomeres, stretches of DNA at the ends of chromosomes that protect them from daily wear--and also aging

Ghostbusters: Authors of a new study propose a strict ban on medical ghostwriting
A scientist who takes credit as an author on an article secretly written by a pharmaceutical company should face punishment like any other plagiarist

Cold Comfort: Young Women with Cancer Can Freeze an Ovary to Keep Kids in the Picture
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

Over the Top: Data Show "Green" Roofs Could Cool Urban Heat Islands and Boost Water Conservation
Quantifying their urban climate change-mitigating effects is an important step in getting green roofing initiatives off the ground

A face for politics: New study shows we can tell Democrats from Republicans in head shots

Ask the Experts: What Is Pompe Disease?
When a disease is rare, so is the funding for research to treat and cure it