The brains of humans and other mammals contain a vast array of neuronal and non-neuronal cell types. The human capacity to process information into complex emotions, behaviours and decisions relies on ...

Muscles make up nearly 40% of the human body and power every move we make, from a child’s first steps to recovery after ...

Muscles make up nearly 40% of the human body and power every move we make, from a child's first steps to recovery after injury. For some, however, muscle development goes awry, leading to weakness, ...

Heart disease kills 18 million people each year, but the development of new therapies faces a bottleneck: no physiological model of the entire human heart exists -- so far. A new multi-chamber ...

A University of Massachusetts Amherst sleep scientist, funded with $6.7 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has launched two unprecedented studies that will track over time ...

The human genome is made up of 23 pairs of chromosomes, the biological blueprints that make humans … well, human. But it turns out that some of our DNA — about 8% — are the remnants of ancient viruses ...

Human fetal tissue research has helped in the development of some vaccines.

Duke University Medical Center-led research has identified a human-specific DNA enhancer that regulates neural progenitor proliferation and cortical size. Small genetic changes in HARE5 amplify a key ...

Yale ornithologist Richard Prum firmly believes that science and the humanities can work in concert to help people better understand the world. His own research on birds as aesthetic agents inspired ...

Human AI collaboration creativity depends on design. Cambridge research shows creativity improves when workflows guide ...

Human development does not happen in a vacuum. A growing economy, an improved educational system, and better health outcomes cannot be removed from broader questions of governance, political stability ...