January 8, 2026 – National Institutes of Health (NIH) released the following: ...

In jellyfish and sea anemones, neurons accumulate DNA damage while animals are awake and repair that damage during sleep.

Pain sensing neurons in the gut kindle inflammatory immune responses that cause allergies and asthma, according to a new ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...

Researchers say study findings may lead to a more promising future for cell therapy targeting stroke and other neurological disorders.

Researchers propose that placozoans, one of the simplest kinds of animals, may contain the blueprint for the neurons of more complex creatures. By Sam Jones For hundreds of millions of years, ...

When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the ...

Many people with multiple sclerosis struggle with balance and coordination, and this study uncovers a hidden reason why.

The researchers behind the recent work, based in China, decided to implement something similar for an artificial skin that ...

The typical job of the proteasome, the garbage disposal of the cell, is to grind down proteins into smaller bits and recycle some of those bits and parts. That's still the case, for the most part, but ...