Stories by Nikhil Swaminathan

NASA visitors boldly go; Italian cyclist booted for doping; Tattoos tattle on problem prisoners; Solar-powered racing cars; Grunting fish; and more...

2007 marked the seventh consecutive year in which incidence of the sexually transmitted disease increased

Researchers find blood markers of incurable neurological disorder years before symptoms appear

Government moves to limit danger of disease by listing retail locations stocking and/or selling contaminated products

New study confirms importance of early behavioral intervention in treating the disorder

Killer hot peppers; Straightening kids' spines; Netting mosquitoes; Retiring the shuttle; and more...

Finding could lead to new therapies to thwart spread of this contagious, and mostly fatal disease

Ecology -- Oncology -- Immunology -- Privacy

Medication that slows progression of dementia may also reverse injury that causes cerebral palsy in preterm infants

Brain plaque without Alzheimer's symptoms; Teaching computers to teach better; Sweet plan to save the Everglades; From fins to limbs; and more...

New study may explain why marketers are able to exploit our sense of adventure and fascination with things we perceive as fresh

Scientists hope medication could treat learning disorders caused by autism

Study shows that anesthesia actually increases post-surgery pain

Clone your dog; Stem cells help mend bones; Latrines cleaner than toilets; and more...

Scientists identify function of cells known as astrocytes

Pilot study marks first time that treatment with infection-fighting T cells alone takes out cancer

Brain scans provide evidence that sexual orientation is biological

Pluto becomes just another plutoid; Predicting if coma patients will awaken; Brain protein stops alcoholism; and more...