Cell reprogramming converts specialised cells such as nerve cells or skin cells towards an embryonic stem cell state. This reversal...

A 2-year post-doctoral position in available for an international research project based in the Dept of Bioengineering at the Grenoble...

Harvard neuroscientists have made a discovery that turns 160 years of neuroanatomy on its head. Photo Credits: Daniel Berger and...

Applicants are invited to apply for a fully-funded PhD studentship on a highly interdisciplinary project at the nexus of soft...

Scientists have uncovered a new way the immune system may fight cancers and viral infections. The finding could aid efforts...

Bionics pioneer Hugh Herr’s prosthetic ankle mimics the power and control of its biological counterpart. Photo Credits: Bryce Vickmark These...

A groundbreaking study published in PLOS ONE by Prof. Iris Berent of Northeastern University and researchers at Harvard Medical School...

Researchers at IBM has given the transistor a major makeover, and it may enable the company to build computers that...

Wellcome Trust-funded stem cell research has produced red blood cells fit for transfusion into humans, paving the way for the...

Stem cells in bone marrow need to produce hydrogen sulfide in order to properly multiply and form bone tissue, according...

Tissue engineering has been used to construct natural oesophagi, which in combination with bone marrow stem cells have been safely...

Like rings of a tree, hair can reveal a lot of information about the past. It can tell if a...

As scientists catalog the trillions of bacteria found in every nook and cranny of the human body, a new look...

An article recently published in the International Journal of Surgery shows the potential applications for Google Glass in the surgical...

Synapses are the points of contact at which information is transmitted between neurons. Without them, we would not be able...

Researchers at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience have recently discovered the process behind this phenomenon. The brain, it turns...

A three-nation clinical trial found that a vaccine can safely help the vast majority of HIV-positive women produce antibodies against...

How do embryos form the cells in our lungs, muscles, nerves and other tissues? A new process decodes the genetic...

By tracking brain activity when an animal stops to look around its environment, neuroscientists at the Johns Hopkins University believe...

Researchers have found a major piece of genetic evidence that confirms the role of a group of virus-fighting genes in...