New research has mapped the cell types that specialize to form reproductive organs in both sexes, identifying key genes and ...

CellVoyant, a U.K.-based startup, has launched an AI platform that allows scientists to predict the future health and ...

Brain organoids can be a good step forward, assuming they are grown from induced human pluripotent stem cells. That allows us to sidestep ethical concerns about the use of human embryos, thereby ...

What keeps our cells the right size? Scientists have long puzzled over this fundamental question, since cells that are too ...

If a pig embryo infused with human cells truly became something close enough to count as a member of the human species, then current research regulations would dictate it’s owed human-level regard.

Scientists have developed an experimental way to study how human embryos implant in a uterus, which may provide new insights into why miscarriages occur and how they can be prevented.

A Cedars-Sinai study has identified a previously unknown role for astrocyte cells in how the brain responds to damage and ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have identified a protein that causes human cell membranes to break open in a form of inflammatory programmed cell death called necroptosis. Their ...

Liver disease is a major global health problem, causing over two million deaths worldwide each year. While animal models have ...

Researchers are no longer just simulating brains in silicon, they are wiring living human neurons into machines and asking ...

A vanishingly rare genetic glitch in a single enzyme can erase a newborn’s brain cells in a matter of weeks, leaving doctors ...

The humble planarian flatworm can regrow its brain. Here’s how this tiny animal will have you rethinking everything you ...