For decades, scientists assumed that neural stem cells (NSCs) only occur in the brain and spinal cord. A new international ...

Imagine a super-charged immune cell that can launch a focused attack on stubborn solid tumors -- a smart fighter that destroys cancer cells for days without tiring. Biomedical engineers have made this ...

While Alabama is not known for any infamous serial killers, that doesn’t mean the state has not had its share. Whether these ...

An ugly social media post landed Lucy Connolly with a 31-month sentence – her treatment is a testament to our injustice ...

Neurons are the cells in the brain responsible for sending messages to the rest of the body, and scientists have long thought ...

Los Angeles-based Hannah Deitch is the author of the debut novel “Killer Potential ... in the rural South — it totally rewired my brain, not just because of the subject matter, but because ...

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In an effort to understand how brain cells exchange chemical messages, scientists say they have successfully used a highly specialized microscope to capture more precise details of how one of the most ...

A new study suggests that never-seen-before stem cells in the human retina can restore vision in mice with a common eye disorder. But more work is needed to translate the treatment to people.

How pregnancy transforms the brain to prepare it for parenthood The gigantic study ... The team gathered results from 76 common tests — including measures of cholesterol, immune cells, red blood cells ...