While a strand of human DNA is approximately 6.5 feet long, it is folded into a cell nucleus that is only 10 micrometers in ...

University of Tennessee research associate professor Larry Millet developed CLAMPS, a matrix-polymer substrate framework that finally enables magnocellular neurons—key oxytocin and vasopressin ...

Ozempic was supposed to be a gut story. Then Allison Shapiro looked at the brain scans. An assistant professor at the ...

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a tiny seed-sized robot that can ...

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Summary: Researchers demonstrated that an experimental, systemic gene therapy can shield the central nervous system from the devastating cognitive decline and structural damage caused by ...

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As another rugby league player is diagnosed with motor neurone disease, we asked experts why so little is known about what causes it.

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Stanford scientists have discovered a new type of immune cell that kills surrounding cells via explosion—a cellular ...

Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...