One of the most popular spices is also one of the most dangerous: salt. We need salt, but not in excess. On the other...

Aaron Stein was hired to work at a place that existed only on paper. About a decade ago, the physicist agreed to work at...

We have made great strides in the fight against heart disease, yet it remains the No. 1 cause of death in the United States....

This is the second part of a two-part series on four Stony Brook University researchers who recently received an NSF Career Award. Designed to...

Children were falling through the cracks. A decade ago, when a child developed signs of a problem that primarily affects adults, their pediatricians generally...

What causes type 2 diabetes? It would seem like an obvious answer: obesity, right? Well, obesity is a contributing factor, but not necessarily the only...

Back when she was in Boston, Raffaella Sordella was a part of an incredible discovery. Some patients with non-small cell lung cancer had mutations...

By Daniel Dunaief After searching in 40 other places — albeit from millions of miles away — Deanne Rogers and her scientific colleagues from the...

I just realized that February is American Heart Disease Awareness Month. My wife pointed out that this is also International Typewriter Appreciation Month, whatever...

Jonathan Liu wants to see inside people’s brains. Specifically, he is working on a way he hopes will eventually give neurosurgeons a clearer look...