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Stem cell model shows nerve cells develop, behave and respond to lithium differently – opening doors to potential new treatments....

"Imagine turning on your home lab kit, pricking your finger, and blotting the blood on an array of fiber probes....

Hugh Herr, director of the Biomechatronics Group at The MIT Media Lab, strolls onto the TED2014 stage in a pair...

A new technique, developed by researchers in the Quantitative Light Imaging Laboratory at the Beckman Institute at the University of...

A 15-year-old high school sophomore from Westford, Nathan has earned international renown — and a nice chunk of money —...

Caffeine-fueled cram sessions are routine occurrences on any college campus. But what if there was a better, safer way to...

One in a thousand children in the United States is deaf, and one in three adults will experience significant hearing...

Sometimes, research yields unexpected results. At Rutgers University–Camden, a group working together to decipher the genetic basis of cell shapes...

An advanced assay quickly illuminates bacteria for more rapid, accurate detection. Ever wonder why fruits and vegetables sometimes hit the...

Scientists at A*STAR's Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have developed a method to generate human induced pluripotent stem...

For the first time, scientists have succeeded in coaxing laboratory cultures of human stem cells to develop into the specialized,...

As stem cells continue their gradual transition from the lab to the clinic, a research group at the University of...

In a world perfumed by freshly popped popcorn and exhaust fumes, where sea breezes can mingle with the scents of...

You wouldn't hear the mating song of the male fruit fly as you reached for the infested bananas in your...