Could wounded skin someday regrow perfectly without scars? A new study by Harvard stem cell biologists published in Cell ...

Wrapping dehydrated human amniotic membrane around nerve and anastomotic tissue during robotic prostatectomy was associated ...

Biobots, whose growing line of variants started with xenobots, are fascinating tiny self-powered living robots built ...

The mystery of how stress exacerbates atopic dermatitis, more commonly known as eczema, may be closer to being understood. A new study published in the journal Science has identified a specific nerve ...

When a person loses a leg above the knee, the nerves that once moved that leg don’t simply go quiet. They keep firing.

People with MS who carry the APOE4 gene variant show greater signs of nerve damage and cognitive decline than those who don't ...

A newly discovered mechanism that protects nerve cells could have important implications for understanding and treating mental illness.

Foods rich in magnesium, omega-3s, probiotics, antioxidants, and more can help your nervous system function properly, ...

Researchers have known for decades that female mosquitoes—the ones responsible for the itchy and irritating bites that can also transmit disease—lose their desire to bite humans for several days after ...

Researchers in Japan pioneered reprogrammed cells 20 years ago. Now the country has given the first-ever authorizations to manufacture and sell medical products based on the technology.

These clumps of cells are a far cry from what most of us picture as a robot, but they could one day be useful due to their mysterious healing properties.

The visual cortex is the part of the brain that enables visual perception. In this area millions of nerve cells, called neurons, process stimuli from the outside world. They only react when objects ...