Research and development

The new smartphone app, called Pupilscreen, could be used to detect concussions on the battlefield or the sidelines of a football field.

Bacterial populations in mother’s GI tract may play a central role.

"Invisible Boundaries," exploring the migrations of animals in and around Yellowstone Park will be on view Sept. 16–March 25 at the Yale Peabody Museum.

Sixth graders who socialize with peers of other ethnicities have better grades, research finds.

Social scientists studying inequality and bias should more carefully select names used to represent race, because some names might be signaling more than race.

Dr. Jonathan Fielding summarizes a host of recent findings showing how a healthful diet, regular physical activity and proper amounts of sleep affect cognitive health.

The health risks from modern day life such as obesity, smoking and air pollution are higher than low-level radiation exposure a new study has found.

The alliance of five UC medical centers will conduct clinical trials and study precision medicine, population health science, best practices in harnessing big data to improve health and political engagement for public benefit.

A single kind of neuron deep within the brain serves as a "master controller" of habits, new research shows.

In 2015, scientists found that, in some colonies, many ants do nothing most of the time. Now, they've discovered do-nothing ants have a role of their own.

Roche announced today that the first data on a novel blood-based assay, co-developed with Foundation Medicine (NASDAQ: FMI), will be presented during the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress from 8-12 September 2017 in Madrid, Spain

3D-printed structures that degrade on command could be used to make lab-on-a-chip devices or, in the future, scaffolding for artificial tissues.

LabCorp® (NYSE: LH), a leading global life sciences company, has been named to Forbes’ 2017 ranking of “The World’s Most Innovative Companies.” 

Roche presents data from global phase III study showing significant clinical benefit of Alecensa (alectinib) in later-line advanced ALK-positive lung cancer

Scientists thought glia in the brain were just passive support cells. They may have a bigger role than once thought—contributing to the creation of neurons.