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Unlike the brain and spinal cord, peripheral nerve cells, whose long extensions reach the skin and internal organs, are ...
Maintaining good overall health is key to living a long life, but we may want to particularly focus on the state of our brain ...
Cells, including those in the human ... and nervous systems. This research was conducted by a team from Harvard Medical ...
Yale researchers have discovered a process in the primate brain that sheds new light on how visual systems work and could ...
Simulating tiny robots that could one day be used for targeted drug delivery and cellular-level disease interventions.
Scientists discovered that the brainless sea anemone build their bodies with a technique common in bilaterians... which is what humans are.
Scientists found that embryonic skin cells “whisper” through faint mechanical tugs, using the same force-sensing proteins ...
Scientists have pioneered a new way to monitor sodium levels in the blood—without drawing a single drop. By combining terahertz radiation and optoacoustic detection, they created a non-invasive system ...
NASA has shared detailed insights on how space travel affects the human body, from radiation exposure to gravity changes.
Growing interest in health and the exposome—a person's collective environmental exposures—is spurring new funding and research initiatives. Talha Burki reports.
The UCLA advance opens the door to growing other vascularized organ models, including intestines and colons, providing ...
Mitochondria are the body's "energy factories," and their proper function is essential for life. Inside mitochondria, a set ...