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Imagine being able to recognize your car as your own but never being able to remember where you parked it....

The motor neurons that innervate muscle fibres are essential for motor activity. Their degeneration in many diseases causes paralysis and...

A team of scientists led by The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute successfully created a human stem...

Researchers have brought ultra-fast, nano-scale data storage within striking reach, using technology that mimics the human brain. Dr Sharath Sriram,...

Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered that a region on the front surface of the eye harbours special...

Just look into the light: not quite, but researchers at the UC Davis Center for Neuroscience and Department of Psychology...

Even before he lost his right hand to an industrial accident 4 years ago, Igor Spetic had family open his...

Yeast are commonly used to transform corn and other plant materials into biofuels such as ethanol. However, large concentrations of...

Given a choice, most patients would prefer to take a drug orally instead of getting an injection. Unfortunately, many drugs,...

For years, neuroscientists have been trying to develop tools that would allow them to clearly view the brain's circuitry in...

A novel sensor that can wirelessly relay pressure readings from inside a tumor has been developed by researchers. Wireless interstitial...

Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered an on-and-off “switch” in cells that may hold the key to healthy aging....

Neuroscientists have found that a gene mutation that arose more than half a million years ago may be key to...

World leaders face multiple barriers in their efforts to reach agreement on greenhouse gas emission policies. And, according to Arizona...

Roughly 100 trillion connections between neurons make it possible for the brain to function. Psychology Professor Brian Wandell's group has...

Researchers at EMBL-EBI have resolved a long-standing challenge in stem cell biology by successfully 'resetting' human pluripotent stem cells to...

Amy Griffin, associate professor of psychological and brain sciences at the University of Delaware, has received a five-year, $1.78 million...

Although bacteria with waste-eating properties have been discovered in relatively pristine soils before, this is the first time that microbes...

Life can be so intricate and novel that even a single cell can pack a few surprises, according to a...

Despite the barrage of visual information the brain receives, it retains a remarkable ability to focus on important and relevant...