Up to now, scientific knowledge has told us that the polio virus affects the spinal cord, but not the brain. Researchers have shown this not to be the case. The study increases understanding of how the neurological and neurodegenerative diseases in parts of the nervous systems can affect brain networks.

US pollution regulations meant to protect humans from dirty air are also saving birds. So concludes a new continentwide study that found improved air quality under a federal program to reduce ozone pollution may have averted the loss of 1.5 billion birds during the past 40 years.

Scientists have designed a new crystalline material – called ZIOS – that targets and traps copper ions from wastewater with unprecedented precision and speed. It could offer the the first blueprint for a water-remediation technology that scavenges specific heavy metal ions with atomic control.

Scientists have created a drug that is able to lure stem cells to damaged tissue and improve treatment efficacy. The discovery could improve current stem cell therapies designed to treat numerous indications.