For the first time, surgeons have successfully performed a remarkable new heart transplant in which the donor organ never skips a beat in the process, reducing the damage that can occur during such a complex operation. It ushers in a new era of more
Summary: Scientists have created the most detailed wiring diagram of a mammalian brain to date, mapping every cell and synapse in a cubic millimeter of a mouse's visual cortex.
Around 15 percent of the world's population suffers from tinnitus, a condition which causes someone to hear a sound (such as ringing or buzzing) without any external source. It's often associated with hearing loss.
The world's first "biological computer" that fuses human brain cells with silicon hardware to form fluid neural networks has been commercially launched, ushering in a new age of AI technology.
Working with a line of colon cancer cells, Korean researchers figured out a way to throw a few genetic switches to cause the cells to revert back to a healthy state. The technique could have major implications in the way we approach cancer treatment.
What Are Fleas, Ticks, and Mosquitoes Examples of?
Fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes are examples of external parasites that can cause a wide range of health issues for your pets.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory tested the feasibility of a mission concept called SWIM, short for Sensing With Independent Micro-swimmers. The project envisions a swarm of dozens of self-propelled, cellphone-size robots looking for signs of life
For the first time, researchers have discovered that the accumulation of aged and failing cells, called senescent cells, in one diseased organ can spread to multiple healthy organs, causing them to fail.
Most of us do it, be it romantic, familial, friendly or formal, but kissing among humans and where and how it originated is still hotly debated among historians and anthropologists.
...if you dig a bit deeper, it's clear that 23andMe uses people's data in many different ways, such as sharing it with service providers. Perhaps most importantly, if the company goes bankrupt or is sold, people's information might be "access
"As a neurosurgeon, I was taught that the brain creates consciousness," said Dr. Eben Alexander, who wrote in detail about his experiences with consciousness while in a deep coma.
Scientists in New Zealand have combined two wavelengths of light to deactivate a bacterium that is invulnerable to some of the most widely used antibiotics in the world – paving the way for a potential disinfectant treatment to address the urgent p
A newly discovered cell that matures into two specialist cell types – an immune cell responsible for tissue repair and a cell that forms blood vessels – significantly boosts wound healing, according to new research.
T cells are our first line of defense against cancer, but the battle tends to exhaust them. Now, scientists have found a way to give them extra "batteries" to keep them fighting longer, with promising early results in mice.
Whether we've watched athletes do it or had the misfortune to experience it ourselves, 'choking' at an important moment when the pressure is on comes down to more than mental fortitude.
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