Scientists from the Monell Center report that seven of 12 related mammalian species have lost the sense of sweet taste....
Neuron-nourishing cells appear to retaliate in Alzheimer’s When brain cells start oozing too much of the amyloid protein that is...
Doctors implant left ventricular assist device (LVAD) to help stop the progression of heart disease and improve the quality of life in brothers with Becker's Muscular Dystrophy.
Reviewing research on dog cranium development, scientists consider how the information garnered over the past eight years could help us understand human skull development.
New research has shed light on the evolutionary origin of the head.Researchers showed that in a simple, brainless sea anemone, the same genes that control head development in higher animals regulate the development of the front end of the swimming larvae.
Building a robotic bat wing, researchers have uncovered flight secrets of real bats: the function of ligaments, the elasticity of skin, the structural support of musculature, skeletal flexibility, upstroke and downstroke.
Using a sugar-coated scaffold, researchers move closer to unlocking the therapeutic use of stem cells to treat a wide range of diseases from Alzheimer's to diabetes.
Researchers link disrupted sleep and circadian rhythm as risk factors for alcoholic liver disease.
VIP, a molecule which desynchronizes the cells in the biological clock help also helps the circadian clock adjust more quickly to abrupt shifts in light/dark schedules.
Researchers use new genetic engineering technology to isolate and reconstruct a cell's protein trafficking machinery.
A new study reports a parasitic fungus emits a number of behavior controlling chemicals when it encounters the brains of ants.
Researchers have created a force sensing system which can attach to microbots for cellular level research.