Challenging a long-standing assumption regarding the adult brain, recent research has demonstrated that individuals can ...

A naturally occurring gene called Cyclin A2 (CCNA2), which turns off after birth in humans, can actually make new, functioning heart cells and help the heart repair itself from injury, including a ...

In the face of the very real cross of infertility that many couples face today, the Church instead promotes research into ...

Research groups around the world are working to find ways to implant or grow real biological teeth in a human jaw.

Human astroviruses are a leading viral cause of the stomach bug-think vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. It often impacts young children and older adults, leading to vicious cycles of sickness and ...

Teeth naturally wear down over time, but scientists have found that they could signal certain cells to regrow bones, opening new avenues in stem cell research.

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) have developed a remarkable new way for making human body cells ...

Experiments suggests H9N2 has adapted to human cells but cases of person-to-person transmission haven’t been reported yet.

The human brain can do many amazing things, but self-repair is not one of its repertoire of abilities. Once neurons die—from ...

By electrically stimulating macrophages, scientists at Trinity College Dublin have found a way to calm inflammation and ...

Liver cells are indispensable for research—for drug testing, to better understand diseases such as hepatitis, fatty liver, cirrhosis, or liver cancer and for development of future cell therapies.

Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of ...