Science

Italian President: The Mafia murdered my brother

EXCLUSIVE: "He was going to mass," he tells Christiane Amanpour. For the first time, Sergio Mattarella tells the story of how his brother was...

Using tablets to screen new, expecting moms for perinatal depression

University of Illinois social work researcher is collaborating with Champaign-Urbana Public Health District to administer perinatal depression screenings to low-income women.

Using tablets to screen new, expecting moms for perinatal depression

University of Illinois social work researcher is collaborating with Champaign-Urbana Public Health District to administer perinatal depression screenings to low-income women. ...

Kindergarten and crime: Students who started school later more likely to drop out, commit crimes

Children who are older when they start kindergarten do well in the short term, academically and socially. But as teenagers, these old-for-grade students are...

Kindergarten and crime: Students who started school later more likely to drop out, commit crimes

Children who are older when they start kindergarten do well in the short term, academically and socially. But as teenagers, these old-for-grade students are...

Small talk with big potential: Bacterial conversation counteracts antibiotic damage

Scientists have shown that bacteria living in the intestine both 'talk' and 'listen' to each other. Using small molecules in place of words, these...

Small talk with big potential: Bacterial conversation counteracts antibiotic damage

Scientists have shown that bacteria living in the intestine both 'talk' and 'listen' to each other. Using small molecules in place of words, these...

First stem cell-based approach to treat type 2 diabetes effective in mice

A combination of human stem cell transplantation and antidiabetic drugs proved to be highly effective at improving body weight and glucose metabolism in a...

First stem cell-based approach to treat type 2 diabetes effective in mice

A combination of human stem cell transplantation and antidiabetic drugs proved to be highly effective at improving body weight and glucose metabolism in a...

Color-morphing reef fish is a ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’

A new study has shown that the dottyback, a small predatory reef fish, can change the color of its body to imitate a variety...