Kidney and nerve tissue cells can form memories much like brain cells, one new study has found. Another recent study says that memories of obesity stored in fat tissue may be partly responsible for ...

Bits of DNA from mitochondria can skip surprisingly fast into our genome and may reduce lifespan M ost of us remember two ...

Rice University bioengineers have developed a new construction kit for building custom sense-and-respond circuits in human ...

Scientists mapped how aging alters gene expression across brain cell types in mice, revealing immune activation, neuronal ...

Fighting cancer can seem like a deadly game of chance. While some patients may respond well to certain treatments, others might not be as fortunate. Doctors and scientists have long struggled to ...

Growing brain research reveals the habenula's outsize impact on our health, from mood and anxiety to addiction and sleep.

Our brain is arguably the organ that most distinguishes humans from other primates. Its exceptional size, complexity and ...

Every galaxy has a supermassive black hole at its center, much like every egg has a yolk. But sometimes, hens lay eggs with ...