Stem cells derived from the endometrium (uterine lining子宫内膜) and transplanted into the brains of laboratory mice with Parkinson's disease appear t...
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered that a compound in dark chocolate may protect the brain after a stroke by increasing cellular signals alr...
As fears grow that the Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico could soon catch the oil slick（水面浮油） and drag it south towards coral reefs（珊瑚礁） in the Flori...
Drinking alcohol over a long period of time profoundly（深刻地，极度地） affects the brain, which adapts to the intoxicant（醉人的） and causes withdrawal symptoms（...
Among the worrisome（令人烦恼的，麻烦的） environmental effects of global warming is the thawing of Arctic permafrost（永久冻土） ---soil that normally remains at or b...
Engineered artificial proteins that mimic the elastic properties（弹性，弹性性能） of muscles in living organisms are the subject of an article in Nature magaz...
New treatments for intestinal（肠的） failure and other intestinal absorption disorders are a step closer to the patients who need them after a discovery ...
Scientists at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center have identified a key molecular mechanism in breast cancer that enables tumor cells to s...
In people with insulin（胰岛素） resistance or full-blown diabetes（糖尿病） , an inability to keep blood sugar levels under control isn't the only problem ...
With millions of gallons crude oil（原油） being spewed（喷涌，呕吐） into the Gulf of Mexico from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill（漏油，浮油） , the focus now is on s...