The human brain is exquisitely adept at linking seemingly random details into a cohesive memory that can trigger myriad associations...

A wide range of biologically inspired materials may now be possible by combining protein studies, materials science and RNA sequencing,...

New method could help to reconnect injured organs or build functional human tissues from the ground up. Boston, Mass. --...

Stem cell technology has long offered the hope of regenerating tissue to repair broken or damaged neural tissue. Findings from...

When a mouse smells a cat, it instinctively avoids the feline or risks becoming dinner. How? A Northwestern University study...

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have found that epigenetic factors play a role...

A lightweight and field-portable device invented at UCLA that conducts kidney tests and transmits data through a smartphone attachment may...

Scientists at the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology in Vienna, Austria, have grown three-dimensional human brain tissues from stem cells. The...

University of Washington researchers have performed what they believe is the first noninvasive human-to-human brain interface, with one researcher able...

A multi-institutional research team has developed a method for embedding networks of biocompatible nanoscale wires within engineered tissues. These networks...

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have found a way to apply a powerful new DNA-editing technology more broadly...

New prototype device recognizes electrical properties of infected cells as signatures of disease. Researchers at MIT have found a way...

Neuroscientists often use electroencephalography (EEG) as an inexpensive way to record electrical signals in the brain. Though it would be...

Several interactive systems can be found in the literature for simulating taste sensations, especially in the area of Human-Computer Interaction...

In a scientific first, Harvard Stem Cell Institute scientists have successfully grown the cells that line the blood vessels—called vascular...

On August 20, JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments will publish a technique from the Capadona Lab at Case Western...

By analysing MRI images of the brain with an elegant mathematical model, it is possible to reconstruct thoughts more accurately...

Researchers at the University of Georgia are developing a new treatment technique that uses nanoparticles to reprogram immune cells so...

Researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have developed a simple method of organizing cells and their microenvironments...

Limited availability of fossil fuels stimulates the search for different energy resources. The use of biofuels is one of the...