Christine Liu studies the brain on nicotine — and used Instagram to bring together women doing incredible science.
Carrying extra weight could affect many routine blood tests in kids, new data show. Knowing this might help doctors better interpret lab results.
Waves of fluid wash into the human brain during sleep. That’s good. They just may help clean out toxic proteins.
Giant dinosaurs evolved several ways to cool their blood and avoid heatstroke.
Ultrasound turns on production of the hormone insulin in mice. Someday, it might help maintain healthy blood-sugar levels in people who were recently diagnosed with diabetes.
There are many types of mucus in the body. They might seem gross, but these gloppy goos are the first line of defense against infection.
What’s behind a food’s flavor? More than what we taste, it turns out.