In a Sept. 12 story about an Israeli research fund, The Associated Press reported erroneously that President Shimon Peres had launched a $1 million grant for brain research. The program is actually a prize that is being awarded by Israel Brain Technologies, a private nonprofit group.

A new study suggests Facebook friends may have played a significant role in getting hundreds of thousands of people to vote in the last congressional election.

Health officials say they're convinced this will be the worst year for West Nile virus deaths and severe illnesses since 1999.

For the first time, scientists have improved hearing in deaf animals by using human embryonic stem cells, an encouraging step for someday treating people with certain hearing disorders.

Israel's president Shimon Peres has launched a $1 million grant program to pursue innovation in brain research technology.

Scientists have discovered well-preserved frozen woolly mammoth fragments deep in Siberia that may contain living cells, edging a tad closer to the "Jurassic Park" possibility of cloning a prehistoric animal.

A Russian university says scientists have discovered frozen woolly mammoth fragments that may contain living cells deep in Siberia, bringing closer the possibility of cloning the extinct animal.