Our brains age along with the rest of our bodies, and as they do, they produce fewer new brain cells. Now, researchers have ...
The Biological Computing Co. (TBC) has raised $25 million in seed funding, Fortune has learned.
Researchers have created one of the most realistic “mini-brains” yet, reports New Scientist, growing a tiny version of a ...
For the first time, clumps of human cells called organoids were fully integrated with the brains of rats—and influenced their ...
Shutting down the enzyme PTP1B helps brain immune cells clear plaques again, pointing to a potential new Alzheimer’s ...
Stressed brain cells can survive longer by slowing sugar use, revealing a short-term protective response that later turns ...
A new study has identified specific cellular machinery that helps brain cells dispose of toxic proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease. By screening thousands of genes in lab-grown human neurons, ...
Every year, around 15 million babies worldwide are born before 37 weeks of gestation. Being born preterm can disrupt development, and earlier births increase the risk of life-changing health outcomes.
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, a type of immunotherapy that leverages the immune system to combat diseases, ...
A male fruit fly in a laboratory chamber extends his wings and vibrates them to produce his species' version of a love song.
A groundbreaking brain atlas maps nearly 680,000 cells to reveal how the human brain develops at the single-cell level. The discovery could transform Parkinson’s research by setting new standards for ...
Scientists at Keck Medicine of USC are testing an experimental stem cell therapy that aims to restore the brain’s ability to ...