Those who are suffering from the sleep disorders have a reason to worry as this could be an early warning sign of Alzheimer's disease, says scientists. To reach at this conclusion the scientists worked on a mouse model. Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, observed that when the first signs of Alzheimer's .. more »

The birth of the first massive galaxies that lit up the early universe was an explosive event, happening faster and ending sooner than suspected, according to a analysis of data from the South Pole Telescope... more »

Gasoline prices hit a national average of $3.80 per gallon, up five cents in one day. Hurricane Isaac shut down several refineries along the Gulf Coast and others are operating at reduced rates. In all, about 1.3 million barrels per day of refining capacity is affected... more »

When teenager Oliver Lilburn began to feel sick after a night out with friends he first thought it was a hangover... more »

Researchers have shown off a "magic carpet" that can detect falls and may even predict mobility problems... more »

The earliest known Mayan calendar has been found in an ancient house in Guatemala and it offers no hint that the world's end is imminent, say researchers... more »

Examining the contours of burned-out remnants of stars could provide direct evidence for two of the most sought-after phenomena in fundamental physics... more »

Malaysia’s leader declared an emergency in two regions Thursday, closing workplaces and calling on mosques to hold special prayers for rain to rid the country of hazardous haze drifting from forest fires in neighboring Indonesia... more »

The relationship between neuroscience research and education is no exception. While there are numerous educational products that claim to be based on neuroscience research (often quite dubiously so), the real impact of brain-based research on education has been much more subtle... more »

STEM has been in the news fairly frequently during the past few months, as politicians and educators try to figure out ways to ensure that science and technology companies have enough qualified grads to fill jobs and keep America a leader in STEM education and business... more »

Organisms are adapted to their environment through their individual characteristics, like body size and body weight. Such complex traits are usually controlled by many genes... more »

Greater purpose in life may help stave off the harmful effects of plaques and tangles associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center... more »

About one baby is born every hour addicted to opiate drugs in the United States, according to new research from University of Michigan physicians... more »

The fungal infection that has killed a record number of amphibians worldwide leads to deadly dehydration in frogs in the wild, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco State University researchers... more »

Comic book hero superpowers may be one step closer to reality after the latest technological feats made by researchers at UT Dallas... more »

A once-a-day pill to help prevent HIV infection could significantly reduce the spread of AIDS, but only makes economic sense if used in select, high-risk groups, Stanford University researchers conclude in a new study... more »

Researchers at Rice University and Penn State University have discovered that adding a dash of boron to carbon while creating nanotubes turns them into solid, spongy, reusable blocks that have an astounding ability to absorb oil spilled in water... more »

The bacteria that live in and on us might be responsible for whether we are healthy or unhealthy, and even whether we are fat or thin, writes Ed Yong... more »

A recent discovery of "hypervirulent" Salmonella bacteria has given UC Santa Barbara researchers Michael Mahan and Douglas Heithoff a means to potentially prevent food poisoning outbreaks from these particularly powerful strains... more »

Corals may be better placed to cope with the gradual acidification of the world's oceans than previously thought -- giving rise to hopes that coral reefs might escape climatic devastation... more »