There appears to be a significant connection between two of the deadliest human illnesses - prostate cancer and heart disease - suggesting that they may have the same causes, according to a new study led by Duke Cancer Institute researchers. » read more

In an experiment likely to raise new hopes for those with memory-robbing diseases such as Alzheimer's, researchers have found that sending an electrical jolt to a part of the brain that plays a key role in memory improved people's ability to learn - and remember - their way across an unfamiliar landscape. » read more

How did early humans learn to live at the highest altitudes on earth?

That's what Mark Aldenderfer, dean of UC Merced's School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, is trying to find out. "That's really one of the major questions that lies behind our (research) project," he said. » read more