A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells. To function, it depends on a ...

A team led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a genome-scale reference map that details ...

University of Virginia postdoctoral researcher Róża Przanowska investigates how long non-coding RNA structural domains drive ...

The epigenetic modifier MLL4 has an unassuming name—the 4, for instance, indicates it's just one in a family of such ...

Mutations to the protein SPOP are widespread in cancer, yet many remain poorly understood. To address this gap, St. Jude ...

Nearly 90 years after Ugo Cerletti and Lucio Bini introduced electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), brain stimulation therapies ...

Researchers have developed synthetic genes that function like the genes in living cells. The artificial genes can build intracellular structures through a cascading sequence that builds ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that serotonin, the chemical best known for regulating mood, may also speed the ...

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have discovered that SYCP1, a protein previously thought to function only during ...

Scientists have kept donated human retinas responsive to light for up to 10 hours after death, marking a significant advance ...

Surgeons have transplanted dopamine-producing cells derived from human embryonic stem cells directly into the brains of ...