In conjunction with University Medical Center Mainz, researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have identified a mechanism that protects the female brain from genetic ...

A 15-year study reveals how your daily food choices directly control the speed of chronic disease development.

Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have identified a mechanism that protects the female brain from genetic diseases. Although one of the two X chromosomes is ...

For the first time, clumps of human cells called organoids were fully integrated with the brains of rats—and influenced their ...

Catherine O'Hara's heart and organs were a mirror image of most people's. Though that is rare, congenital heart defects are fairly common.

A Wellington baby has a condition so rare he may be the only one in the world to carry it. That has meant a plunge into the ...

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

Science: The clinical trial, led by researchers at Keio University in Tokyo, involved transplanting neural cells derived from iPS cells into the injured spinal cords.

Every step you take depends on a structure most people rarely think about. The pelvis sits at the center of the body and ...

Mini-stomach models that produce acid have been grown from human gastric cells, helping researchers study rare digestive diseases and test precise treatments.

You don't have to be a genius: anemones have been using human genes to form their bodies for 600 million years.