Our bodies are full of tiny superheroes—antibodies that fight foreign invaders, cells that regenerate, and structures that ensure our systems...
Findings suggest new view of “mad cow” and other neurodegenerative diseases. Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research...
As they try to find the best reward among options, some people explore based on how uncertain they are about...
In three adults, repeat dose safely improves vision. Gene therapy for congenital blindness has taken another step forward, as researchers...
Treatments for Parkinson’s disease, estimated to affect 1 million Americans, have yet to prove effective in slowing the progression of...
A newly available DNA-based prenatal blood test that can identify a pregnancy with Down syndrome can also identify two additional...
Mental illness suspect genes are among the most environmentally responsive. For the first time, scientists have tracked the activity, across...
The same gene mutations linked to inherited, early-onset Alzheimer’s disease have been found in people with the more common late-onset...
Mouse skin cells can be converted directly into cells that become the three main parts of the nervous system, according...
Hyperconnectivity triggered by loss of PTEN gene can be blocked by treatment with rapamycin. New research from Cold Spring Harbor...
Canadian-led research team identifies two mutations in crucial gene involved in deadly pediatric brain tumours. An international research team led...
Chemists have taken an important step in making artificial life forms from scratch. Using a novel chemical reaction, they have...
