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As scientists catalog the trillions of bacteria found in every nook and cranny of the human body, a new look...

An article recently published in the International Journal of Surgery shows the potential applications for Google Glass in the surgical...

Synapses are the points of contact at which information is transmitted between neurons. Without them, we would not be able...

Researchers at the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience have recently discovered the process behind this phenomenon. The brain, it turns...

A three-nation clinical trial found that a vaccine can safely help the vast majority of HIV-positive women produce antibodies against...

How do embryos form the cells in our lungs, muscles, nerves and other tissues? A new process decodes the genetic...

By tracking brain activity when an animal stops to look around its environment, neuroscientists at the Johns Hopkins University believe...

Researchers have found a major piece of genetic evidence that confirms the role of a group of virus-fighting genes in...

T-cells are the body’s sentinels, patrolling every corner of the body in search of foreign threats such as bacteria and...

Fresh insights into the processes that control brain cell production could pave the way for treatments for brain cancer and...

A group of researchers in China and the US have successfully created a 3D model of a cancerous tumour using...

Scientists at the University of Basel report first ever successful nose reconstruction surgery using cartilage grown in the laboratory. Cartilage...

Some nanoparticles commonly added to consumer products can significantly damage DNA. Illustration Credits: Christine Daniloff/MIT Thousands of consumer products —...

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have confirmed suspicions that DNA modifications found in the blood of mice exposed to high...

A team of scientists at the University of Edinburgh has succeeded in regenerating a living organ for the first time....

A team of researchers at the IRCM, led by André Veillette, MD, explains how our immune system kills abnormal blood...

Synthetic genetic circuitry created by researchers at Rice University is helping them see, for the first time, how to regulate...

When we watch a movie, our brains react to it immediately in a way similar to other people's brains. Researchers...

A major discovery that brings a new drug target to the increasingly exciting landscape of cancer immunotherapy was published yesterday...

A blood sample could one day be enough to diagnose many types of solid cancers, or to monitor the amount...