In a little over 10 years, organoid models – miniature, lab-grown clusters of cells that imitate real organs – have transformed how we study human development and disease while accelerating drug discovery.
Japanese researchers have demonstrated how a specific type of neuron in the brain affects the release of hormones that control ovarian function, such as follicular development and ovulation in females.
The team, from the California Institute of Technology in the US, believes humans were once able to sense the Earth's magnetic field and use it for navigation purposes.
Temperance, not the order of drinks, is the way to escape the hangover
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) contributes to about 70 per cent of all types of dementias, for which presently there is no…
OLM cells were the "gatekeepers" of memories in the hippocampus and these cells were very sensitive to nicotine.
Administering commonly used antidepressant fluoxetine to mice helped restore youthful flexibility to their ageing brain cells.
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that is caused when naturally occurring proteins fold into the wrong shape.
Scientists in the UK have discovered a drug that may safely help prevent neurodegenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and…
Scientists in the UK have discovered a drug that may safely help prevent neurodegenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and…
