Researchers have developed a new stem cell model of the mature human amniotic sac, which replicates development of the tissues supporting the embryo from two to four weeks after fertilization. This is ...

Researchers have shown in mice that brain cells known as astrocytes are required for a signaling chemical called norepinephrine to modify brain activity, changing the textbook understanding that ...

They weren’t snakes, of course, but nematodes, also known as roundworms—and, it turns out, they’re the most common ...

Thirty-year-old Adriana Smith, who is brain dead, has been kept on a ventilator for months due to Georgia’s abortion ban.

A recent case in Georgia involving a brain-dead pregnant woman being kept on life support to allow her unborn baby to reach ...

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process ...

Researchers have coaxed stem cells to grow into amniotic sacs filled with fluid 1. The model sacs, which grew to roughly the ...

Is there a difference in brain structure between men and women? If we were to find such a difference in a single neuron, ...

Amber Heard's recent announcement of her twins raises questions about Elon Musk's potential fatherhood due to their previous ...

A leading expert on human gene engineering has warned of what might happen if advances in the area are not brought under ...

Crispr-Cas9 is a tool for making precise edits in DNA, discovered in bacteria. The acronym stands for 'Clustered Regularly ...

Scientists identified a 'statistically significant' association between using a specific hand and certain learning ...