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Purdue University researchers have identified an important enzyme pathway that helps prevent new cells from receiving too many or too...

Neuroscientists have discovered a brain pathway that underlies the emotional behaviours critical for survival. New research by the University of...

Man or woman? Male or female? In humans and other mammals, the difference between sexes depends on one single element...

New research published today out of the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) uncovers a mechanism to promote growth...

Our DNA is under constant attack from many sources, including environmental pollutants, ultraviolet light, and radiation. Fortunately, cells have several...

UC Irvine neurobiologists have found that genetically modified neural stem cells show positive results when transplanted into the brains of...

Seven of 15 patients developed severe liver toxicity and died after taking a hepatitis B drug as part of a...

Eighteen years ago, scientists in Scotland took the nuclear DNA from the cell of an adult sheep and put it...

A way of making hundreds - or even thousands - of tiny robots cluster to carry out tasks without using...

Scientists have shown new genetic evidence that could strengthen the link between the role of dietary fats with colon cancer...

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

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

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...

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...