As the body ages, organ function progressively declines and the risk for a wide range of diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases increases. Understanding how ...

Scientists have unveiled the most extensive map of clouds on Mars ever created. Understanding how and where on Mars these clouds form is crucial to deciphering their impact on the planet's climate.

A consortium that is building a comprehensive three-dimensional atlas of the developing human brain has released its first major report. Published April 3 in Nature, the report details progress on the ...

June 20, 2005 (Toronto) -- Not everything that lights up on F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET)/computed tomography (CT) scans is cancerous, and a newly developed whole body ...