Targeting a single nerve promotes healing in rats with chronic intestinal inflammation. Can the same strategy work in humans?

Scientists have long known that cellular membranes vary in thickness, but measuring those differences inside actual cells has ...

New scientific methods could one day render animal studies—the standard in research laboratories for more than 100 ...

A genomic atlas of Nematostella vectensis reveals how primitive animals created multiple cell types millions of years ago, ...

A new computational model of the brain based closely on its biology and physiology has not only learned a simple visual category learning task exactly as well as lab animals, but even enabled the ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human 'lung-on-chip' model using stem cells ...

The fear of cancer stems from the dread that it can recur at any time, even after treatment. A South Korean research team has ...

Intestinal Stem Cells (ISCs) derived from a patient's own cells have garnered significant attention as a new alternative for treating intractable intestinal diseases due to their low risk of rejection ...

A generative AI system can now analyze blood cells with greater accuracy and confidence than human experts, detecting subtle signs of diseases like leukemia. It not only spots rare abnormalities but ...

An experimental drug developed at Northwestern University has demonstrated further promise as an early intervention for Alzheimer's disease. In a new study, Northwestern scientists identified a ...

The International Space Station (ISS) is a closed ecosystem, and the biology inside it — including its microbial residents — ...