Advances in organ and computer models are raising the prospect that some animal experiments could be eliminated. But there ...

Researchers have discovered a new way to increase a key brain protein damaged in Rett syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that affects thousands of children worldwide. Early studies in mice and ...

It may be possible to treat type 1 diabetes simply by re-educating the immune system. Researchers at Stanford Medicine have ...

A newly discovered biological chain reaction explains how high levels of a common brain chemical can lead to cellular ...

These pathways, says a researcher, may be a way to enhance aging and longevity in humans. “We think that these are going to be stepping stones for new drugs in the future ...

In the weeks after an accident or surgery, recovery does not look the same for everyone. Many studies have found that women, ...

A female mouse, returning from a two-week stint on China's Tiangong Space Station, has given birth to 28 pups across three litters.

A mouse that travelled aboard China’s Tiangong Space Station has produced 28 pups after returning to Earth, offering rare insight into how microgravity may influence mammalian reproduction.

Heather and Terry Dubrow are taking their curiosity on trends to the next level with their new video series, “Dr. and Mrs.

Cocaine addiction isn’t simply a failure of willpower — it’s the result of lasting biological changes in the brain.

Fruit flies, mice, zebrafish, yeast and the tiny worm C. elegans are model organisms that have carried modern biology on ...

Live Science spoke with the scientists behind an upcoming clinical trial testing an immune therapy for depression.