Most of the time, you assume your brain is either “on” or “off,” awake or asleep. A new study shows something far more ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...

Researchers at Tsinghua University have created a rapid, label-free method using polarized light detection to identify and ...

Largest deposit of pure black jade, called nephrite, is discovered in China, and it could revolutionize the world of jewelry.

“This is a paradigm shift,” says Donn Van Deren, PhD, postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, who ...

The spotted lantern fly, the seemingly inescapable pest found throughout Pennsylvania, has the potential to decimate ...

Scientists developed two new sensors that can detect brain cell communication in real time, tracking chemical messages ...

Replacing a missing brain lipid may calm overactive blood vessels and restore healthy blood flow—opening a new path toward treating dementia.

By moving around, some cancer cells force attacking immune cells to just nibble at the edges rather than engulf them ...

Study finds ultrathin tubes connecting brain cells that transport Alzheimer's proteins. The network changes months before ...

A new study shows dopamine isn’t the brain’s movement “gas pedal” after all. Instead of setting speed or strength, it quietly ...

Atomic defects in nanodiamonds enable both precise heating of lysosomes inside macrophages and nanoscale temperature ...