Forecasting Infectious Disease Spread with Web Data By Emily Carlson, Carolyn Beans published 10 December 14 Researchers are using public, anonymous social media and other web data to get better at forecasting the spread of infectious diseases.
Mighty Mitochondria Play Life-and-Death Roles in Cells By Emily Carlson published 24 September 14 Mitochondria are involved in many vital roles inside cells from energy production to fighting diseases.
Going Viral: When Living Networks Go Awry By Emily Carlson, Sharon Reynolds for the National Institutes of Health published 14 May 14
How Basic Research Fuels Medical Advances By Elia Ben-Ari, Emily Carlson published 17 April 14 Knowledge of basic life processes can pave the way for medical advances and more.
Resetting Our Clocks: How the Body's Tiny Timekeepers Work By Emily Carlson published 6 March 14 Researchers have new details about how the body tells time.
Evolution and Your Health: 5 Questions and Answers By Emily Carlson published 5 February 14 Research has helped answer many questions about the link between evolution, health and medicine.
The Cell's Protein Factory in Action By Emily Carlson published 11 December 13 The ribosome is the cellular protein factory and, because of this, is the target of many drugs.
Now Trending: Mining Historical Data on Infectious Diseases By Emily Carlson published 2 December 13 Data from around the United States from the last 100 years has been compiled and analyzed to uncover important health trends.
How Gut Microbes Affect Your Health By Emily Carlson published 20 September 13 Researchers are exploring how microbes work for or against our bodies.
Chromosome Miscounts: Findings Offer Potential Therapies By Emily Carlson published 7 September 13 Researchers are understanding more how chromosome errors occur and applying their findings to developing potential therapies.
Aspirin to Zoloft: The Scoop on 5 Medicines By Emily Carlson published 14 August 13 Research funded by the National Institutes of Health has shed light on how some common medicines work.
The Science of Sensation By Emily Carlson published 25 July 13 Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania recently discovered exactly how cells transmit information for certain tastes to the brain.
Exploring the Elusive World of Life's Most Vital Proteins By Mika Ono, Emily Carlson published 17 April 13
'Mind-Blowing' Bacteria Reveal Inner Workings of Some Infectious Diseases By Emily Carlson published 27 March 13 Taking a bite out of vector-borne diseases.
Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine Yields Its Secrets By Emily Carlson published 14 March 13 Two research studies help explain why Chang Shan may have medicinal power.
Tracking Telomeres to the Edge By Emily Carlson published 30 January 13 Researchers track the protective caps to learn more about how they function after cell division.
Flu Forecasts Go Real-Time By Emily Carlson published 25 January 13 What if the morning news, in addition to telling you the chance for rain, could tell you the forecast for flu peaking in your city?
What Color Are Our Cells? Kids' Biology Questions Answered By Emily Carlson published 13 December 12 Scientists at the NIH field questions from students on "Cell Day."
Exploring 4 Mysteries of the Flu Virus By Emily Carlson published 21 November 12 As the new flu season ramps up, you might have a few questions.
Tick Tock: New Clues about Biological Clocks and Health By Emily Carlson, Chelsea Toledo published 1 November 12 New remedies for clock-related disorders like insomnia and jet lag could result.
Death-Defying Trick: Cells Return From the Brink of Death By Emily Carlson published 25 October 12 Cells bounce back from self-destruction.
5 Ways Computers Boost Drug Discovery By Emily Carlson published 29 August 12 Just like in other industries, scientists are using computer-based models to design new drugs.
The Big, Fat World of Lipids By Emily Carlson published 9 August 12 Here's a look at the thousands of different kinds of fats lurking in your body.
5 Ways Your Cells Deal With Stress By Kirstie Saltsman, Emily Carlson published 16 May 12 Stress doesn't just make you sweat or blush, it also seeps into your cells. Here's how.
