New research reveals how a class of neurons that help coordinate communication in the brain link up with their target cells, ...

Microscopy continues to transform the life sciences. Here are five recent breakthroughs made possible by the technique.

X-ray tomography is a powerful tool that enables scientists and engineers to peer inside of objects in 3D, including computer ...

For millions living with nerve pain, even a light touch can feel unbearable. Scientists have long suspected that damaged nerve cells falter because their energy factories known as mitochondria don't ...

Chemotherapy has long forced patients to choose between fighting their cancer and living with nerve pain that can linger for ...

The discovery could pave the way for new treatments, improved risk prediction, and earlier intervention for brain metastases.

Although it also performs some functions in men, estrogen, the main female sex hormone, is involved in a myriad of processes, which is why the body changes so much during menopause. This is because ...

Researchers have unveiled a breakthrough technology that could transform the way scientists build and study lab-grown brain tissue models. The innovation, called Cellular RedOx Spreading Shield (CROSS ...

The first successful human implant of a 3D-printed cornea made from human eye cells cultured in a laboratory has restored a patient’s sight. The North Carolina-based company that developed the cornea ...

Researchers at the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation (HLI), St. Paul’s Hospital, developed an in-house 3D printer that produces living human heart tissue from patient-derived stem cells. This enables ...

Dec 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Axogen's (AXGN.O), opens new tab nerve repair graft, the health regulator said on Wednesday, paving the way for 12 years of ...

In a major brain science breakthrough, New Orleans-based researchers and collaborators have discovered a nerve signaling mechanism that takes place outside the cell, flipping on a 'pain switch.' This ...