Cancer thrives by hijacking the body's own basic survival systems, making it hard to attack tumors without collateral damage ...

A new study shows that even elite athletes have a metabolic limit, with ultramarathoners unable to sustain extremely high ...

While ultramarathoners are capable of huge energy spurts, overall the athletes top out at 2.5 times the metabolic rate needed for basic body functions.

A new kind of computer model—grounded in real biology—lets researchers simulate how brain circuits make decisions and adapt ...

The best optical illusions are often the simplest, making the most basic visuals mind-meltingly perplexing. While unassuming, ...

Hands-on activities and career chats gave local middle schoolers a glimpse into their futures Friday, Oct. 17, during the annual Pathways Playground career exploration event. Hosted by Regional Office ...

Sorry, Ghostbusters buffs! Paranormal investigating is nothing like the movies. The Ghost Hunters phenomenon is real. Sure, ...

Many of the signs of perimenopause can also be symptoms of other conditions, and some of these get increasingly dangerous if ...

A team of researchers from Penn State and the University of Illinois Chicago has been awarded $900,000 from the U.S. National ...

The discovery addresses a longstanding puzzle in cognitive epidemiology: while studies have consistently shown that children who score higher on intelligence tests tend to live longer, the underlying ...

Osmosis is the movement of water across a barrier that only lets some things through, going from an area where water is more ...