A new study published in Psychiatry Research provides evidence that certain brain cells are physically smaller in individuals ...

Scientists have uncovered a rare genetic disorder that slowly robs the body of its strength. Known as MINA syndrome, this ...

A protein involved with cell death can be manipulated to slow or reverse tumor growth, a pair of new studies in mice found.

When exposed to cold, the human body quickly switches into survival mode. It prioritizes heat retention and protecting vital ...

This article discusses research by Dr. Lee J. Martin and his team on HIE, a leading cause of neonatal mortality ...

The progression of Alzheimer's disease is poorly understood, but new research may have found how the plaques that cause it ...

The sport's links to the disease are unproven but it has left a traumatic legacy in affecting so many high-profile players ...

A team at Carnegie Mellon University is helping kids understand artificial intelligence with a soft, squishy, LED-lit neural ...

Scientists said on Monday they had taken a first step towards being able to control stem cells -- master cells that have the ability to become any kind of cell in the body. Doctors hope one day these ...

How do stem cells know what to become? Nearly three decades after scientists isolated the first human embryonic stem cells, researchers are still working hard to understand precisely how a single, ...