Modern-day parasitoids in the same superfamily—Chrysidoidea—include cuckoo wasps (which, as their name suggests, lay their eggs in the nests of their hosts) and bethylid wasps (which paralyze their ...

Leibniz Institute for Primate Research and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics have discovered ...

A genetically modified mini pig’s liver was able to function in the body of a brain-dead patient throughout a 10-day experiment.

Eating undercooked meat is never a good idea—it can give you a nasty case of food poisoning within 24 hours. And there are ...

A new model of brain metabolism – the most complex ever generated –shows how altering key chemicals could restore aged cells ...

Meningitis is a disease in which you experience inflammation of the protective membranes (meninges) surrounding the brain and ...

Brain implants hold immense promise for restoring function in patients with paralysis, epilepsy and other neurological disorders. But a team of researchers has discovered that bacteria can invade the ...

Experts think cockroach brains could be the best ingredient for fighting superinfections in humans. While cockroaches themselves may make our skin crawl, what’s inside them could hold the key to ...

In the April issue of SciAm, follow a man’s journey to a diagnosis, learn about exciting new schizophrenia treatments, and ...

A new study reveals that herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), commonly known for causing cold sores, can travel through the nasal ...

A woman consumed a 'substantial amount of leftover crayfish' and later sustained a fever and lost the ability to communicate ...