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Many people imagine robots today as clunky, metal versions of humans, but scientists are forging new territory in the field of ‘soft robotics.’ One of...

New research from scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) shows that the body’s immune system may be...

Lungfish and salamanders can hear, despite not having an outer ear or tympanic middle ear. These early terrestrial vertebrates were probably also able to hear...

If you were about to enter a crowded subway during flu season, packed with people sneezing and coughing, wouldn't it be helpful if your immune...

Liver cells derived from stem cells can be infected with malaria and used to test potential drugs. MIT researchers engineered liver-like cells that can be...

Researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) have discovered a precise stem cell signaling process that can lead to intestinal tumors if disrupted. The findings...

Through an investigation of a fundamental process that guides the maturation of immune cells, researchers have revealed new insights into possible ways to vaccinate people...

To help people with hormone deficiencies, scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a potential new therapy based on an unlikely model: immune...

For patients with brain cancer, radiation is a powerful and potentially life-saving treatment, but it can also cause considerable and even permanent injury to the...

One of the most exciting scientific advances made in recent years is CRISPR—the ability to precisely edit the genome of cells. However, although this method...

New brain research findings suggest long-term meditation may lead to less age-related gray matter atrophy in the human brain. Since 1970, life expectancy around the...

Crops and other plants are constantly faced with adverse environmental conditions, such as rising temperatures (2014 was the warmest year on record) and lessening fresh...

The brain is protected by a barrier of cells that tightly regulates the transport of substances into this organ in order to prevent infection. The...

A compound found in common foods such as red grapes and peanuts may help prevent age-related decline in memory, according to new research published by...

Neurons in the brain are wired like a social network, report researchers from Biozentrum, University of Basel. Each nerve cell has links with many others,...