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For detecting cancer, manual breast exams seem low-tech compared to other methods such as MRI. But scientists are now developing an "electronic skin" that "feels"...

The loss of eyesight, often caused by retinal degeneration, is a life-altering health issue for many people, especially as they age. But a new development...

New Weizmann Institute research may bring the idea of sleep learning one step closer to reality. The research, which appeared today in The Journal of...

Researchers have developed a potential new weapon in the fight against cancer: a daisy-shaped drug carrier that’s many thousands of times smaller than the period...

It sounds like something from the scene in Star Wars where Master Yoda instructs the young Luke Skywalker to use the force to release his...

People with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are at increased risk of converting to Alzheimer's disease within a few years, but a new study warns the...

Imagine being able to recognize your car as your own but never being able to remember where you parked it. Researchers at University of California,...

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

A team of scientists led by The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute successfully created a human stem cell disease model of Parkinson's...

How do we know where we are? How can we find the way from one place to another? And how can we store this information...

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

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

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

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

After more than 20 years of research, a team of scientists are bioengineering penises in the lab which may soon be transplanted safely on to...