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Cancer is a disease of the genome resulting from a combination of genetic modifications (or mutations). We inherit from our...

A type of immune cell widely believed to exacerbate chronic adult brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis...

A new understanding of the mechanism that makes neuro cells turn cancerous brings us nearer to a treatment for brain/neuro...

Cancer has left its 'footprint' on our evolution, according to a study which examined how the relics of ancient viruses...

A new study in mice reveals that mesenchymal (mezz-EN-chem-uhl) stem cells (MSCs) help rejuvenate skeletal muscle after resistance exercise. University...

Dysfunction in dopamine signaling profoundly changes the activity level of about 2,000 genes in the brain’s prefrontal cortex and may...

Scientists reveal the structure of one of the most important and complicated proteins in cell division – a fundamental process...

Dozens of neuroscientists are protesting Europe's $1.6 billion attempt to recreate the functioning of the human brain on supercomputers, fearing...

The way rats use their whiskers is more similar to how humans use their hands and fingers than previously thought,...

A team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)...

Researchers have identified a way to enhance regrowth of human corneal tissue to restore vision, using a molecule known as...

Optogenetics, a technology that allows scientists to control brain activity by shining light on neurons, relies on light-sensitive proteins that...

Last year Karl Deisseroth, a Stanford professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, announced a new way of...

UC Berkeley researchers have discovered that oxytocin — a hormone associated with maternal nurturing, social attachments, childbirth and sex —...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that a part of the nervous system, the parasympathetic nervous system, is formed...

In today’s digitally driven world, access to information appears limitless. But when you have something specific in mind that you...

In a new study published online in the Journal of the American Heart Association June 12, 2014, researchers at Columbia...

The human mind can rapidly absorb and analyze new information as it flits from thought to thought. These quickly changing...

Yuet Wai Kan of the University of California, San Francisco and colleagues have created HIV-resistant white blood cells by editing...

This is the story of two perfectly harmless genes. By themselves, PAX3 and MAML3 don’t cause any problems. However, when...