A new Purdue University technique to analyze proteins expressed on cancer cells shows promise in more rapidly detecting these cell types in patients.

Setting up a permanent base or sending astronauts to Mars may happen only if we can grow food in space

For more than 40 years, Cary Mitchell has led efforts to improve human ability to grow food in space – from improving lighting for crops to testing the ability to grow leafy greens, fruits and vegetables that will keep astronauts nourished and satisfied on their long trips.

A recent study, led by the Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, shows how service dogs can have measurable positive effects on the health and wellbeing of individuals with physical disabilities.

Tornado-related fatalities haven’t kept up with population growth in tornado-prone regions of the U.S. for the last hundred years, according to a new study.

A startup that plans to use high-altitude balloons to deploy rockets has successfully fired a test launch, moving closer to its goal of helping end the backlog of microsatellites that wait months or longer to “hitch” a ride on larger rockets.

A new type of electric vehicle power using “refillable” technology has taken another giant leap in advancing alternative energy with testing that shows it could provide enough energy to run a car for about 3,000 miles.

Sensors could lower public health risks from indoor air pollutants

Naturally bred orange corn has abundance of antioxidant carotenoids with ‘nutty, buttery flavor’. The corn was developed through a process known as biofortification to naturally increase the amount of provitamin A carotenoids in corn.

What if patients could reliably test themselves at home and know results in minutes, after less than a couple weeks of an infection?

A handheld diagnostic tool made out of paper already has that speed and would work not only for HIV, but many other infectious diseases. Using it would be like doing your own pregnancy test.

Computer simulations show for the first time that when a patient has history of an enlarged prostate, tumors in the prostate barely grow at all.

A new soy-based adhesive could solve glue’s toxicity problem

Dark matter, which is thought to account for nearly a quarter of matter in the universe (but has yet to be observed), has perplexed physicists for decades. They’re constantly looking for something surprising to show up in experiments – results that deviate from the standard model that defines elementary physics.