
X Marks the Spots
Researchers find a genetic marker for an uncommon form of epilepsy

X Marks the Spots
Researchers find a genetic marker for an uncommon form of epilepsy

In Brief, April 1996

Viral Tracers
Neuroscientists use viruses to map out pathways in the brain

Schizophrenia Revisited
New studies focus on malfunctions in the brain

Coming through Madness

Hide-and-Seek
Ebola--and the funds to study it--eludes researchers

Calculating with DNA
Genetic material solves mathematical problems

The Guru of Cyberspace

An Inside Job
IL-12 attacks tumors on two fronts, but can it win the battle?

Depression's Double Standard
Clues emerge as to why women have higher rates of depression

The Price of Prevention
Policymakers frequently suggest that preventive medicine pays for itself. In fact, studies now show that this claim is rarely true. Still, prevention is often a worthy health investment

Finessing Fermat, Again
The wily proof may finally be finished

The Great Attractors
Chemical guides direct young neurons to their final destinations

Deciphering the Breast Cancer Gene
Experts grapple with the implications of the finding

Productivity Lost
Have more computers meant less efficiency?

A Healthy Mess
Congress won't bite the cost-control bullet

Sick, Sick, Sick
Neurotic? Probably, says DSM-IV

Rotaxanes
These organic molecules may serve as nanoswitches

Superhack
Forty quadrillion years early, a 129-digit code is broken

Bright Spot

Amazing Grace
Physicists find evidence for halos around nuclei

As Advertised
A Japanese commercial radiates charm; glowing claims for a beer

Silly Season
A brace of nutty events: read only if suffering cabin fever

Down the Green
As Ras grabs headlines, workers find a short signaling pathway