MIT scientists have developed a new 3D human brain tissue model that could change how researchers study neurological diseases ...

A new 3D human brain tissue platform developed by MIT researchers is the first to integrate all major brain cell types, ...

A person who develops age-related diseases earlier in life, or has other biological changes associated with aging (such as ...

The use of animals in science research has a long-storied history of success; almost every modern-day medical drug or treatment was either first developed or discovered through the use of animals.

Research labs are pursuing technology to “reprogram” aging bodies back to youth. A little over 15 years ago, scientists at Kyoto University in Japan made a remarkable discovery. When they added just ...

Researchers have developed brain-on-a-chip technology that uses human tissue to model how the brain’s protective barrier ...

Researchers have designed a peptide that prevents the deadly misfolding of alpha-synuclein, the protein behind Parkinson’s ...

When the human body gets hurt, most tissues heal—skin closes over a wound, bone heals itself. But not all organs heal that ...

Sexual size differences are widespread in biology, yet the "how" behind them often remains vague. We asked a concrete ...