For now, spiders are acceptable fixtures only around Halloween, but if some researchers get their way, we may start showing these eight-legged...
Research
Want a Bigger Brain? Learn a New Language
Who says you have to settle for the brain you were born with? We devote countless hours towards self-improvement, so why can’t we super-size our...
Hate the Sound of Nails on a Blackboard? Blame Your Brain
Some noises suck. You know the ones: sharp objects scratching glass, screeching kids, and the classic nails on a chalkboard. Recently, researchers at...
Growing Medicine in Corn – A Delicious Reality
Mmmm, there’s nothing like yummy corn to provide you with your daily dose of – medication? Though they won’t be serving it to you on the cob...
Open Wide – Making Way for Oral Vaccines
Sure, you’re tough, but let’s face it – most of us get a bit squeamish when we’re vaccinated. After all, who really looks forward to that needle...
Did you hear? Human Stem Cells Restore Hearing
Sure, some of us don’t hear because we choose not to listen…but excluding that group, there is still a portion of the population that can’t hear due...
Get a Whiff of This – Scientists Restore Sense of Smell (in Mice)
Let’s be honest, there are times when a good sense of smell comes in handy…when walking into a bakery, or even while enjoying a fresh cup of coffee...
Bionic Eye Restores Partial Vision in Patient
A flash of light – seems insignificant, doesn’t it? But what if that light were seen by someone with severe vision loss? It sounds like something...
Recruiting the HIV Virus in the Battle against Cancer
Some things deserve their bad reputation. The HIV virus is one of them. But what if the virus could be given a chance to repay its debt to society...
Blasting Blood Clots with Nanoparticles
Alright, there’s nothing nice about blood clots…except, perhaps, the satisfaction derived from blasting them apart. In line with this, creative...