Cardinals vs. West Nile Virus
Northern cardinals may help protect people from West Nile Virus.
Chickens vs. Malaria
Compounds in chicken feathers repel malarial mosquitoes in Africa.
Smoke Resistance
A random mutation allowed our ancestors to stay relatively healthy despite exposure to toxic woodfire smoke.
Targeting Aggressive Cancers
Using genetic fingerprinting to diagnose and treat an aggressive cancer.
Alzheimer’s & Exercise
Exercise may promote healthy communication between blood vessels and brain cells.
Sperm Whale Messages
The click-like sounds made by deep-diving sperm whales carry personally identifying information.
Ecstasy Research
Can studying how certain Schedule I drugs work lead to insights about brain function?
Tracking NYC’s Rats
Researchers are using modern technology to track the movement of rats around New York City.
Shocking Damaged Tissue
Sonic waves could accelerate healing of damaged muscle tissue.
Treating Brain Injuries
Researchers are testing a new way to transport therapeutic drugs to the site of traumatic brain injuries.
Helium Reserves
A new discovery in Africa may ease concerns about a global helium shortage.
Fear of Gluten
Gluten-free diets are all the rage, but only a small percentage of the population is truly sensitive to the wheat protein.
Hospital Noise
Hospitals are noisy environments, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
Glowing Slime
Glowing blue slime from the sea could be useful in biomedical research.
Synthetic Estrogen
A form of estrogen that doesn’t promote cell division may make hormone replaement therapy a safer option for post-menopausal women.
Googling Chicken Pox
Internet search engines can help predict disease outbreaks.
Scanning for Consciousness
A brain scanning technique could help determine levels of awareness experienced by patients in comas.
Sleep & Aging
Insomnia in older adults is due to a failure in brain circuitry.
Calorie-Burning Fat
Bioengineers design nanoparticles that convert white fat storage cells to brown, calorie-burning ones.
TB’s Unexpected Journey
Marine mammals brought tuberculosis to South Americans from Africa more than 1000 years ago.
Baboon Childhoods
Do baboons respond to trauma and stress in childhood the same way people do?
Diabetes Hormone
A newly-discovered hormone could lead to new treatments for type 2 diabetes.