What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

A University of Ottawa neuroscientist has led a Canadian research team to reveal important new insights into the activation ...

This means that ... Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists have generated human stem cell models which contain notochord -- a tissue in the developing embryo that acts like a navigation system, directing ...

Emerging findings suggest that viral DNA may play an important part in how embryos form, right after fertilization.

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

Scientists have discovered that neural stem cells (NSCs) receive constant feedback from their daughter cells, influencing whether they remain dormant or activate to form new neurons and glia.

The rationale for the study was anecdotal reports of the effects of breast milk used by mothers to treat blocked tear ducts, ...

The team’s new device is a small plastic chip whose specially designed chambers are filled with human blood stem cells and ...

Innovative muscle patches derived from stem cells demonstrate efficacy in heart repair, improving function in primates and a ...

Around 30% of oral cancer cases are caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). By activating a signaling protein called YAP (yes-associated protein, a transcription factor normally involved in stem cell ...

A team of researchers has successfully engineered a bi-paternal mouse - a mouse with two dads - that survived until adulthood ...