Scientists have found that a cheap and nontoxic sunburn and diaper rash preventative can be made to produce brilliant light best suited to the human eye.

Researchers studying transfer processes among sulfurylated molecules discovered a protein, sulfotransferase, whose function is known but which exhibits a previously unknown structure.

The German Cancer Society has worked out new guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of malignant melanoma-a disease with unfavorable prognosis.

A recently published study demonstrates that an ingredient used in a common cough suppressant may be useful in treating advanced prostate cancer.

Scientists have successfully pushed nature beyond its limits by genetically modifying Escherichia coli to produce unusually long-chain alcohols essential in the creation of biofuels.

Researchers from four institutions connected the evolutionary dots linking the polygamous, paternal reproductive patterns of extant birds to the behaviour of their extinct dinosaur kin.

A groundbreaking study of popularity by a Michigan State University scientist has found that genes elicit not only specific behaviours but also the social consequences of those behaviours.

Individuals with particular variants of certain genes involved in metabolising the most potent carcinogen found in cigarette smoke have an increased risk of developing lung cancer.

Scientists report that human gene mutations expressed in yeast cells can predict the severity of Batten Disease, a fatal nervous system disorder that begins during childhood.

Modern humans left Africa over 60,000 years ago in a migration that many believe was responsible for nearly all of the human population that exist outside Africa today. Most were men.

Biologists have tracked down genes that control the handedness of snail shells, and they turn out to be similar to the genes used by humans to set up the left and right sides of the body.

Research done by scientists in Italy and Switzerland has shown that carbon nanotubes may be the ideal "smart" brain material.

Researchers have identified a novel activity of apo(a) apolipoprotein that may function as a natural and cell specific suppressor of the inflammatory response in vivo.

New research identifies the parts of the brain involved in the process of choosing appropriate words during speech. The study could help researchers better understand the speech problems that stroke patients experience.

Researchers have discovered the atomic structure of a powerful "molecular motor" that packages DNA into the head segment of some viruses during their assembly, an essential step in their ability to multiply and infect new host organisms.

A recent study suggests that facial expressions of emotion are hardwired into our genes and are innate rather than a product of cultural learning.

Some patients with severe asthma who also have allergic sensitivity to certain fungi enjoy great improvements in their quality of life and on other measures after taking an anti-fungal drug, according to new research.

New research in an animal model suggests that a diet high in inorganic phosphates, which are found in a variety of processed foods including meats, cheeses, beverages, and bakery products, might speed growth of lung cancer tumours.

A new clinical trial suggests that long-term use of candesartan, a drug currently used to treat hypertension, may significantly reduce the symptoms of genetic heart disease.

New research finds that risk takers - labelled as novelty seekers by psychologists - face an uphill battle in keeping their New Year's resolutions due to the way their brains process dopamine.