Microbiologists rarely wash their jeans. The reason is because they know how to keep the color looking new without getting odors - they freeze their pants.  Freezing can even work in more…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently warned that statins could affect the memory, attention span and other cognitive abilities of people who it drug to control high cholesterol. Despite…

Long before oxytocin was the miracle spray that could make people feel more trusting, our ancestors used lavender. Unsurprisingly, it still works today, according to a new psychology paper.…

Within the nervous system there is a structure called the suprachiasmatic nucleus, a site considered as the biological clock in all mammals, including humans. A new study has found that when this…

Most vitamin supplements have little value to most people - if you can afford them your diet is probably already fine - but they have even less value in energy drinks and vitamin waters, despite how…

Sensory 'hair cell' loss is the major cause of hearing loss and balance disorders. The postnatal mammalian inner ear harbors progenitor cells which have the potential for hair cell regeneration - and…

Image: Jeff Kubina via flickr, CC BY  BY Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Inside Science  (Inside Science) -- Showers fall to Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet or hail. But high in the clouds,…

Food for drug-resistant bacteria. AthanArk, CC BY-NC-ND By Angelika Gründling, Imperial College London The rise of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics is a growing worry and threatens to put…

By observing and surveying 30 cool solar-type stars in the 2.5 Billion-year-old cluster NGC 6819 an international research team has created an analytical procedure for accurately determining the ages…

For fruit crops such as apples, compromised skin appearance results in reduced market value. Identifying causes of fruit disorders and diseases can help producers modify growing strategies and…