A community in Papua New Guinea that suffered a major epidemic of a CJD-like fatal brain disease called kuru has developed strong genetic resistance to the disease, according to new research by scientists in the UK.

The Society for Neuroscience recently held its annual conference in Chicago. I attended not as a member, though neuroscience is my field, but to protest the organization’s stated goal of broadening support for animal research. The society, like ...

A community in Papua New Guinea that suffered a major epidemic of a CJD-like fatal brain disease called kuru has developed strong genetic resistance to the disease, according to new research by Medical Research Council (MRC) scientists. Kuru is a fatal prion disease, similar to CJD in humans and BSE in animals, and is geographically unique to an area in Papua New Guinea.

A new study has found the main byproduct of coffee, caffeine, interferes with sleep and this side-effect worsens as people age.

The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) have funded an increasing number of grants from young investigators with merit scores below the payline. This policy is critical for retaining and encouraging our future scientific base.