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Your brain is a memory powerhouse, constantly recording experiences in long-term memory. Those memories help you find your way through the world: Who works the...

In a groundbreaking study that provides scientists with a critical new understanding of stem cell development and its role in disease, UCLA researchers at the...

Great balls of cells! Scientists are developing mock human organs that can fit in the palm of your hand.These organs-on-a-chip are designed to test drugs...

If you need a piece of hardware attached to the delicate tissue of your brain or spinal cord, wouldn’t it be preferable for that piece...

One of the mysteries in cancer biology is how one protein, TGF-beta, can both stop cancer from forming and encourage its aggressive growth. Now, researchers...

Our sense of touch is one we often take for granted, until our leg falls asleep and we aren't able to stand, or when we...

Proteins play a fundamental role in almost all biological processes. They consist of chains composed of up to 20 different amino acids, and their composition,...

New research in mice shows that the immune system in the skin develops distinct responses to the various microbes that naturally colonize the skin, referred...

By monitoring thousands of individual bacteria scientists discovered how they maintain their size from generation to generation Scientists have traditionally studied bacteria in large numbers,...

The first prosthetic skin to simulate the sense of touch is being developed by researchers at Seoul National University. The smart artificial skin can even...

Scientists from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have created a statistical model that measures the proportion of cancer incidence, across many tissue types, caused...

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When the human genome was first sequenced, experts predicted they would find about 100,000 genes. The actual number has turned out to be closer to...

Getting enough of the right kind of sleep is crucial for keeping both body and mind healthy. Now a team of researchers at MIT has...

The discovery of a new and mysterious form of radiation in the late 19th century led to a revolution in medical imaging. Wilhelm Rontgen took...