For the first time, a fluorescent-guided nerve imaging agent shows promise for use in humans, according to a paper published ...

In a major advance for chemical defense and public safety, scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) ...

By some estimates, the human nose can detect up to a trillion different smells with its hundreds of scent receptors. But even just catching a quick whiff of certain chemicals known as nerve agents ...

Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand ...

UC Davis researchers are developing ways to prevent long-term brain damage in humans when poisoned by organophosphate chemical nerve agents or pesticides.

Veterans used to test nerve agents and hallucinogenic drugs in classified military research during the Vietnam War are appealing for retroactive disability benefits ...

TALLINN, Estonia - The attacks range from the exotic - poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or touching a deadly nerve agent - to the more mundane of getting shot at close range. Some take a ...

By some estimates, the human nose can detect up to a trillion different smells with its hundreds of scent receptors. But even just catching a quick whiff of certain chemicals known as nerve agents can ...