When saltwater fish long ago evolved to live in fresh water, many of them also evolved a more sophisticated hearing system, ...

The tiny fruit fly could have a mighty impact on identifying optimal treatments for people with alcohol use disorder. A new ...

Don’t take Tylenol!” I overheard one of my nursing students say as I returned after a break to the class. This was after a physician had shared that one of ...

A brand-new engineering approach to generate "designer" biological robots using human lung cells is underway in Carnegie Mellon University's Ren lab. Referred to as AggreBots, these microscale living ...

Artificial tissues that mimic the placenta, endometrium, ovary and vagina could point to treatments for common conditions ...

The sea lamprey looks like it’s from another planet, but this ancient creature has a surprising amount in common with humans ...

New research from the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) provides a powerful, scalable method for finding treatments ...

UC San Francisco scientists used CRISPRa to boost healthy SCN2A gene expression in mice, reducing seizures and restoring ...

Researchers hope to replicate larger blood vessels like arteries and veins and potentially have real blood circulating ...

Genome editing is increasingly recognized as a leading frontier in biomedical research and an essential driver of healthcare innovation.

We are living in an era of “discoveries that feel at once wondrous, improbable, and surreal,” writes Mary Roach in her new book.

This drug combo not only helps the liver but also lowers blood pressure and cholesterol, reducing the overall risk of heart ...