Adult children in the dark about aging parents

A psychologist at Washington University in St. Louis is conducting research that shows two adult siblings may have radically different views on what their parents would want. In fact, he says that a random stranger might have the same chance at more>>

Eye's structure, muscles engineered to help brain manage eye movement

The design of the eye and the muscles and bone that surround it help the brain manage certain complex aspects of eye movement, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The finding, published in Neuron, may help push an old debate about how eye movement is controlled toward resolution and help eye . ...more>>

UCSF Study Finds Nerve Regeneration is Possible in Spinal Cord Injuries

A team of scientists at UCSF has made a critical discovery that may help in the development of techniques to promote functional recovery after a spinal cord injury.

By stimulating nerve cells in laboratory rats at the time of the injury and then again one week later, the scientists were able to increase More>>

New imaging technique stands brain injury research on its head Scrambled brains

It's a scene football fans will see over and over during the bowl and NFL playoff seasons: a player, often the quarterback, being slammed to the ground and hitting the back of his head on the landing.

Sure, it hurts, but what happens to the inside more>>

Finally, Male Water Fleas Exposed But gender-bending pesticide may have widespread effects

Male water fleas that scientists have never seen have made their debut in a University at Buffalo laboratory, providing biologists with their first glimpse of more>>

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Vanderbilt chemical engineers question safety of certain nanomaterials

Soccer-ball-shaped “buckyballs” are the most famous players on the nanoscale field, presenting tantalizing prospects of revolutionizing medicine and the computer industry. Since their discovery in 1985, engineers and scientists have been exploring the properties of these molecules for a wide range of applications and innovations. ...more>>

Familiar faces inspire partner selection

Researchers from the University of Liverpool, UK have uncovered how familiar faces can have a significant influence, with the selection of partners in both males and females. The study also found that the brain holds different images of males and females and responds to them in a separate manner according to the familiarity of there facial features. more>>