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Harvard neuroscientists have made a discovery that turns 160 years of neuroanatomy on its head. Photo Credits: Daniel Berger and Giulio Tomassy Myelin, the electrical...

Applicants are invited to apply for a fully-funded PhD studentship on a highly interdisciplinary project at the nexus of soft tissue repair, nanotechnology, and biomaterials...

Scientists have uncovered a new way the immune system may fight cancers and viral infections. The finding could aid efforts to use immune cells to...

Bionics pioneer Hugh Herr’s prosthetic ankle mimics the power and control of its biological counterpart. Photo Credits: Bryce Vickmark These days, Hugh Herr, an associate...

A groundbreaking study published in PLOS ONE by Prof. Iris Berent of Northeastern University and researchers at Harvard Medical School shows the brains of individual...

Researchers at IBM has given the transistor a major makeover, and it may enable the company to build computers that function more like the way...

Wellcome Trust-funded stem cell research has produced red blood cells fit for transfusion into humans, paving the way for the mass production of blood Photo...

Stem cells in bone marrow need to produce hydrogen sulfide in order to properly multiply and form bone tissue, according to a new study from...

Tissue engineering has been used to construct natural oesophagi, which in combination with bone marrow stem cells have been safely and effectively transplanted in rats....

Like rings of a tree, hair can reveal a lot of information about the past. It can tell if a person recently used drugs or...

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

An article recently published in the International Journal of Surgery shows the potential applications for Google Glass in the surgical setting, particularly in relation to...

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

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

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