Stories by Nikhil Swaminathan

A new study suggests that they do, and that they should take it into account in experiments involving knockout mice.

New regions of the genome can now be plumbed in the search for new therapies for the mysterious mental disorder

Taking a cue from rats, researchers find new neurons developing in a brain region used to process scents

A gene coding for a regulatory protein essential to brain development could also be "gateway" to brain tumor formation; finding could lead to new therapies

Stem cells in hair follicles prove the viability of adult stem cells to not only clone, but also possibly create embryonic stem cells.

New mechanism for cell-to-cell transmission of viruses could provide a target for limiting infection rate

Scientists show possibility of reversing effects of a severe neurological syndrome in a mouse model by restoring full function to a gene formerly rendered inactive

Research on the geographically based genetic differences in Helicobacter pylori show that the stomach bacteria is intimately tied to man

Acting as a pheromone many in other animals, a steroid from male sweat caused the elevation of a hormone tied to stress and mood in women

Researchers demonstrate how a parasite that ravages male butterflies drives females to seek multiple partners

Changes to a brain cell network that combine current and past events allow people to keep track of short amounts of time

Diet-restricted fruit flies start acting like they are eating when they smell nutrients

Researchers isolate cells affected by LSD and mescaline, potentially leading to more treatments for neurological and psychiatric disorders

Researchers have developed a "global human metabolic network" that could pave the way for new treatments aimed at disorders like diabetes and high cholesterol

Mutant gene that leads to the shattering of nerve cells in worms could shed light on a rare neurodegenerative disorder known to run in President Lincoln's family

Data mining of Chinese herbal compounds targets HIV/AIDs and other diseases

The insula, an area of the brain largely ignored by researchers, may hold the key to breaking harmful addictions

Scheme that balances exploratory and exploitative behavior may soon power bomb- or drug-sniffing robots

Italian researchers determine underlying statistical structure of social bookmarking sites

New research suggests that placing a wager could illuminate whether a person has made a conscious decision

New study finds a default network of cortical regions, active when the brain is unoccupied, may generate the random thoughts of a wandering mind.

New research attempts to demystify how numeric quantities are represented in the brain, potentially helping kids who struggle with math