By assuming that pests spread more easily between closely spaced counties and between those with high densities of a particular crop, researchers could identify regions of the country within which pests affecting the crop in question should move relatively easily.

New technology developed by Duke University bioengineers can help clinicians more precisely detect whether specific cancer drugs are working.

Researchers found that, while lamin is necessary in the initial stages of myelin formation, too much lamin promotes myelin breakdown.

A team of researchers has uncovered a vast new class of previously unrecognised mammalian genes that do not encode proteins, but instead function as long RNA molecules.

Researchers have unveiled a new technology tool that analyses breast cancer tumours to determine a patient's best treatment options.

The administration of infliximab after intestinal resective surgery was found to be effective at preventing endoscopic and histological recurrence of Crohn's disease, according to a new study.

With the help of a squid that uses a luminescent bacterium to create a predator-fooling light organ, scientists have found that gaining a single gene is enough for the microbe to switch host animals.

A century-old drug that failed in its original intent to treat tuberculosis but has worked well as an antileprosy medicine now holds new promise as a potential therapy for multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases.

Combining the benefits of multiple drugs in a single pill may hold the key to treating neurodegenerative diseases, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.

Brown University biomedical engineers, using a 3-D Petri dish they invented, have successfully built complex-shaped microtissues by assembling small building blocks of living cell clusters.

In what is believed to be a first-ever procedure, surgeons at Johns Hopkins have successfully removed a healthy donor kidney through a small incision in the back of the donor's vagina.

Scientists have uncovered genetic clues about why some strains of the pathogen Coxiella burnetii are more virulent than others.

A clinical decision model which uses MR spectroscopy to help physicians differentiate between recurrent tumours and changes in the brain tissue due to radiation treatments, may help patients avoid invasive procedures and treatments.

Human adenovirus type-3 is known as the "uncommon cold" because the infection's symptoms-runny nose, sore throat, cough and fever-are eerily similar to those of the common cold which is caused by the rhinovirus.

Somatic cell nuclear transfer has been considered a promising way to generate human, patient-specific stem cells for therapeutic applications. A new study demonstrates that animal oocytes lack the capacity to fully reprogram adult human cells.

New research sheds light on a neural growth factor called proBDNF, finding that it is present and potentially active during the perinatal period when the brain's circuitry and memory-encoding regions are being refined.

Recent research has found that chickens kept in litter-based housing systems are more prone to disease than chickens kept in cages. Scientist Live discussed Dr. Oddvar Fossum's findings with him.

A recent study may help scientists develop new therapies or vaccines against infections caused by Cryptococcus neoformans.

Researchers have found that green tea renders a cancer drug used to treat multiple myeloma and mantle cell lymphoma completely ineffective in treating cancer.

Researchers have uncovered clues identifying which proteins are involved in the development of the nervous system and found that the proteins previously thought to play a significant role do not.