New research, published in HealthDay, shows that PET brain scans can diagnose which type of Parkinson’s-related disease a person has.

Regular exposure to agricultural pesticides might increase the risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD), according to a study published in Archives of Neurology.

Since the 1990s, autism has become the fastest-growing developmental disability in the United States. With numbers on an annual rise, it has been estimated that one in every 150 births (24,000 newborns a year) will be diagnosed with autism.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Indian School of Business (ISB) today announced the signing of the first Open Collaborative Research agreement in Asia aimed at improving the competitiveness of the services sector in the region.

Metastasis, the spread of cancer throughout the body, can be explained by the fusion of a cancer cell with a white blood cell in the original tumor, according to Yale School of Medicine researchers, who say that this single event can set the stage for cancer’s migration to other parts of the body.

Yale University researchers report today in the journal Nature Genetics that they have discovered that rare genetic variants can be associated with a dramatically lower risk of developing high blood pressure in the general population.

Nearly 80 years ago, scientist Otto Warburg observed that cancer cells perform energy metabolism in a way that is different from normal adult cells. Many decades later, this observation was exploited by clinicians to better visualize tumors using PET (positron emission technology) imaging. But it has not been known exactly how tumor cells perform this alternate metabolic feat, nor was it known if this process was essential for tumor growth.

Acute kidney injury (AKI), a common complication of cardiac surgery during hospitalization, is linked to increased and prolonged risk of death in heart attack patients who have been discharged from the hospital, according to a study published in Archives of Internal Medicine by Yale School of Medicine researchers.

Drug users can be taught to identify and quickly respond to overdoses of heroin or other opioids as effectively as medical experts, a Yale University study suggests.

Lockheed Martin and Rice University today announced the creation of an innovative, strategic partnership to develop new technologies for a broad range of applications in electronics, energy and security.

Twelve Yale University stem cell research proposals received $5.66 million in funding from the Connecticut Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee.

Smelling food activates different brain areas than consuming it, according to a Yale University study published in Neuron that shows definitively what researchers have long suspected.

Rochester Institute of Technology Hosts IBM's First on Campus Software Lab for Research & Development