Desert locusts are harmless, solitary creatures until they get a certain chemical - and it isn't firewater, catnip or anything that comes from Colombia.   It's serotonin, a common brain chemical…

Researchers from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine appear to have reversed the neurological dysfunction of early-stage multiple sclerosis patients by transplanting their own…

MS is the result of damage to myelin - the protective sheath surrounding nerve fibres of the central nervous system - which interferes with messages between the brain and the body. For some people…

Scientists have known for more than 200 years that vision begins with a series of chemical reactions when light strikes the retina, but the specific chemical processes have largely been a mystery. A…

Researchers at the University of British Columbia have discovered a mimic of one of "nature's antibiotics" that can be used to coat medical devices to prevent infection and rejection.   The…

A study of college freshmen in the United States and in China found that Chinese students know more science facts than their American counterparts but both groups are nearly identical when it comes…

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, January 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Developed Dimension Information Technology (DDIT), a registered company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, today announced the Company has entered into…

Show Me The Science Month, Day 2 How do two populations change genetically when they are subjected to different evolutionary pressures? To answer this question, many intrepid evolutionary biologists…

CHICAGO and DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, January 29 /PRNewswire/ -- RTS Realtime Systems Group, a leading trading solutions provider, announced that it is now offering connectivity to NASDAQ Dubai,…

SAN DIEGO, January 28 /PRNewswire/ -- - Revenues US$2.5 Billion, EPS US$0.20 - Pro Forma EPS US$0.31 - Operating Income Exceeds Prior Guidance Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading…