Bend, Oregon school shooting: Silver Rail Elementary students’ mom survived a school shooting, too.

Gene therapy is currently advancing most rapidly in the eyes and ears.This is because it can be delivered precisely to small, ...

During the first weeks of pregnancy, developing cells are already laying the foundation for the brain. Iron plays a major role in the organization and shaping of cells during this stage of gestation.

Scientists in China say a single brain cell can behave like a tiny computer, weighing evidence and testing guesses on the ...

A mouse study found that embryonic thalamic progenitors segregate into sensory and motor-associative lineages, with Sp9 ...

In "A Dead White," Wendy S. Walters blends memoir and cultural history to question the ubiquity—and presumed innocence—of white paint.

From the hairs on our arms to the microscopic sensory structures of the inner ear, many tissues in the body are built with a ...

Nature Biotechnology paper offers a better way to judge models that predict gene effects. Shift plans to use it to hunt for ...

A mouse study found that intrastromal adeno-associated virus delivery labeled corneal-projecting trigeminal neurons and ...

If you suffer from seasonal allergies, a move to a far-flung location can deliver a reprieve from the pollens and molds that ...

What happens when scientists start changing the brain—the very system through which an animal's mental states are expressed in behavior?

Sleep can feel like disappearing because your memory leaves large parts of the night blank. What your brain is actually doing during those missing hours is very different from death.