Over the last 10 or 15 years, scientists have really started to understand the fundamental underlying biology of the aging ...

A study published in Communications Biology sheds new light on the relationship between bats and dangerous viruses. Led by ...

From ancient philosophers who saw the heart as the seat of the soul to modern cardiologists mapping electrical impulses, ...

Summary: Scientists have built one of the most comprehensive single-cell maps of the developing human brain. The new BrainSTEM framework analyzed nearly 680,000 fetal brain cells to chart their growth ...

While some practices remain controversial or speculative, biohackers are united by a shared curiosity: how can we engineer ...

Twelve Michigan State University graduates were honored with the Board of Trustees Award for achieving a perfect 4.0 GPA ...

The first biologically inspired computer model, comprising multiple multisensory correlation detectors, can integrate spatially and temporally congruent audiovisual information in a similar way to ...

In a new book, Steve Ramirez explores the potential of memory manipulation to ease depression and other afflictions.

We are a society in desperate need of healing; these days, we cannot even find agreement in diagnosis. Consider the issue of vaccination, which raises the specter of science in conflict with ...

How do stem cells know what to become? Nearly three decades after scientists isolated the first human embryonic stem cells, researchers are still working hard to understand precisely how a single, ...

Humans stand out among mammals for our ability to run long distances without falling apart. That ability links back to early ...

A new single-cell brain atlas reveals how midbrain neurons develop, helping refine Parkinson’s disease models and improve cell therapy protocols.