What if the brain's response to stress could be read not in fleeting neurotransmitter bursts, but in the quieting of genes ...

The decades-long quest to harness the power of messenger RNA to enhance cancer treatment has focused primarily on its value ...

How do stem cells know what to become? Nearly three decades after scientists isolated the first human embryonic stem cells, researchers are still working hard to understand precisely how a single, ...

According to neuroscientist Ben Rein’s new book, Why Brains Need Friends, it comes down to our brains. As he explains in the book, that grey matter in our heads is exquisitely optimized for social ...

Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn have discovered how a small, naturally occurring ...