Humans’ ability to detect the direction of movement of stimuli in their sensory world is critical to survival. Much of...

German doctors on Friday gave details of how an experimental drug together with advanced intensive care helped save a Ugandan...

UCLA researchers have developed a lens-free microscope that can be used to detect the presence of cancer or other cell-level...

Prostate cancer affects more than 23,000 men this year in the USA however the individual genes that initiate prostate cancer...

Programmed cell death is a mechanism that causes defective and potentially harmful cells to destroy themselves. It serves a number...

Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a way of binding peptides to the surface of gallium nitride (GaN)...

Cancers often involve far more than a genetic mutation acting alone. Multiple mutations, many of which are rare, may occur...

Neuroscience is a big field, populated by experts around the world. They search for treatments for people with brain and...

Lawrence Livermore researchers in conjunction with collaborators at University of California (link is external), Los Angeles have found that some...

Scientists from Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, have found that in fruit flies, the quality and...

New research from The Johns Hopkins University suggests that the amount of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) found in peoples' blood directly...

A paralysed woman who controlled a robotic arm using just her thoughts has taken another step towards restoring her natural...

Using an innovative technique combining genetic analysis and mathematical modeling with some basic sleuthing, researchers have identified previously undescribed microlesions...

Sparks literally fly when a sperm and an egg hit it off. The fertilized mammalian egg releases from its surface...

As the main component of connective tissue in the body, fibroblasts are the most common type of cell. Taking advantage...

When RNA-binding proteins are turned on, cancer cells get locked in a proliferative state. Musashi proteins, stained red, appear in...

Today circuit cards are laid out like single-story towns; Futuristic architecture builds layers of logic and memory into skyscraper chips...

Researchers at The University of Western Australia have found that that brain stimulation may help retrain unhelpful cognitive habits associated...

Both positive and negative experiences influence how genetic variants affect the brain and thereby behaviour, according to a new study....

A massive international effort to sequence and compare the entire genomes of 48 species of birds, representing every major order...