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The largest DNA-sequencing study of anorexia nervosa has linked the eating disorder to variants in a gene coding for an...

Disease-causing bacteria stink -- literally -- and the odor released by some of the nastiest microbes has become the basis...

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...