Autism spectrum disorders are complex neurodevelopmental conditions affecting about 1 in 100 children worldwide. Early ...

New research by Sumeda Nandadasa, Ph.D., reveals how a key protein associated with Meckel-Gruber syndrome, nephronophthisis, ...

A new study uncovers how PM2.5 air pollution cripples respiratory defences, while astronomers prepare to map the cosmos with ...

A previously unknown structure discovered in our cells could pave the way toward new treatments for various genetic disorders. The existence of the organelle—which has been dubbed the "hemifusome"—was ...

Modern humans have existed for over 200,000 years, and each new generation has begun with a single cell-dividing, changing shape and function, organizing into tissues, organs, and limbs.

Modern humans have existed for over 200,000 years, and each new generation has begun with a single cell-dividing, changing ...

Plants grow from something unexpected—carbon drawn in through tiny pores called stomata. At Stanford, researchers are ...

Scientists at the University of Western Australia and the Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science have ...

A new organelle has been found by scientists at the University of Virginia (UVA). The super-small specialized structure has a ...

Researchers at UC San Diego simulated a 6.9 earthquake to see if this 10-story building would hold its integrity. Casey ...

Cancer cells can acquire energy-generating structures called mitochondria from nearby nerve cells, which seems to aid their ...

With funding from the National Institutes of Health, a Johns Hopkins team led by neuroscience Professor Alex Kolodkin is ...