What has long been interpreted as permanent and irreversible vascular damage may not be exclusively so. In people with Down syndrome—one of the most robust populations for studying Alzheimer's disease ...

Here’s the thing, pandas: some days feel exciting and full of surprises, and then there are those days that just…drag. You’re doing everything you’re supposed to, ticking off your to-do list, but ...

USC is getting ready to accept patients to its new Brain Health Center, where high-powered MRI scanners will help doctors and researchers better understand and diagnose disease like Alzheimer's.

According to the latest statistics, brain tumours are still the biggest cancer killer of children and young adults under 40 in the UK. According to the latest data, more than 5,400 people lose their ...

Someone asked “Doctors, what were the wildest self-diagnoses a patient was actually right about?” and people shared their ...

Discover how CRISPR genome editing is revolutionizing medicine. Learn the science of Cas9, current clinical trials, and the future of gene editing.

Imagine that plants could tell us exactly when they're stressed, infected, or being eaten by insects, by lighting up. A new study led by Dr. Karen Sarkisyan, Head of the Synthetic Biology group at the ...

Scientists can now do research on live human organs without petri dishes or animal testing.

New treatments for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and motor neuron disease (MND) could be unlocked thanks to microscopic medicines developed by researchers at the University ...

Malaria parasites contain tiny spinning crystals that have puzzled scientists for years. New research reveals they’re powered by a rocket-like reaction that breaks down hydrogen peroxide, releasing ...

A team of international researchers have developed a breakthrough way to observe what is happening inside electronic chips while they are operating—without touching them, taking them apart, or ...

One of the two participants wrote words up to a speed similar to an able-bodied person texting on a smartphone ...