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We have approximately 100 billion nerve cells in our brains, all of which communicate with one another. Why do they lead to clear thoughts or...

For the first time, researchers have succeeded in amplifying genes altered by activities such as smoking – with changes that can lead to lung cancer....

A stem cell capable of regenerating both bone and cartilage has been identified in bone marrow of mice. The discovery by researchers at Columbia University...

Improving gene-sequencing technologies have focused immunologists’ attention on the role of genes in diseases. But it appears the environment is an even greater factor in...

A regime of anti-HIV drugs — components of regimens to treat established HIV infection — has the potential to protect against infection in the first...

During embryonal development of vertebrates, signaling molecules inform each cell at which position it is located. In this way, the cell can develop its special...

A simple method to sense DNA, as well as potential biomarker proteins of cancer or other diseases such as Alzheimer’s, may soon be within reach...

Bacteria are as individual as people, according to new research by Professor Peter Young and his team in the Department of Biology at the University...

In a laboratory first, Duke researchers have grown human skeletal muscle that contracts and responds just like native tissue to external stimuli such as electrical...

Even after complete spinal paralysis, the human spinal cord is able to trigger activity in the leg muscles using electrical pulses from an implanted stimulator....

A new study from Lund University in Sweden indicates that inherited viruses that are millions of years old play an important role in building up...

The development of artificial intelligence is growing fast and hundreds of the world's leading scientists and entrepreneurs are urging a renewed focus on safety and...

Inflammation is a normal and often beneficial response to injury or infection. The swelling, heat and even pain are the body’s attempts to protect its...

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...