The growth of central nervous system neuronal cells is a process that is necessary for the regeneration of the spinal cord after traumatic injury. A blood-clotting protein found in circulating blood -...

Nanomachines can be remotely controlled by light, according to physicists from University of California at Berkeley. By shining ultraviolet laser light on tiny molecules of azobenzene adhered on a...

The first human antibodies that can neutralize different strains of the virus responsible for outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has been identified by an international research...

A nano-sized light source capable of emitting coherent light across the visible spectrum has been invented by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory...

Recently presented at the 23rd annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology is the case of the first baby (born in Canada) to be created from an egg that had been...

After a long-awaited deal, Nestle has confirmed its successful take-over of Novartis Medical Nutrition to the tune of US$2.5bn. Not only will the deal strengthen nestle's health and nutrition...

Under the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) program for basic research on solar energy utilization, Yale Chemists and 12 other institutions will be sharing $12.8 million over three years to work on...

In August, the first cloned pig with Alzheimer's disease will be born in Denmark. Responsible for this breakthrough are scientists from the universities of Copenhagen and Århus, Denmark in their...

Researchers from Ohio State University have created surfaces that, seen with the eye, look as flat and transparent as a sheet of glass - but when seen up close, the surfaces are actually carpeted with...

An important mystery about a protein that plays a key role in Lou Gehrig's disease - a progressive, fatal neurodegenerative disorder that strikes without warning - may have already been solved by...