An infant with a fatal genetic disease has survived past the age of 2 with no signs of the condition, thanks to treatment ...

Cells are constantly on the move, whether in a developing embryo or metastatic cancer. But how do cells adapt to the new ...

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine researchers have discovered a dual regulatory mechanism safeguarding ...

A breakthrough study has uncovered a hidden player in Parkinson’s disease—24-OHC, a cholesterol metabolite that fuels the ...

This study demonstrates the critical role of Afadin on the generation and maintenance of complex cellular layers in the mouse retina. The data are solid, which provides important insights into how ...

Doctors diagnosed Carmen Lopez with spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) at birth, a rare genetic disorder that affects motor neurons ...

A two-and-a-half-year-old girl shows no signs of a rare genetic disorder, after becoming the first person to be treated for ...

This valuable work presents how PRDM16 plays a critical role during colloid plexus development, through regulating BMP signaling. Solid evidence supports the context-dependent gene regulatory ...

Scientists found brainstem neurons that tell mice when to stop eating, offering insights for obesity treatments. Columbia ...

A groundbreaking study by researchers at Wuhan University, China, has identified a cholesterol metabolite that plays a ...

Researchers led by Zhentao Zhang at Wuhan University, China have discovered a cholesterol metabolite that plays a critical role in the development of Parkinson's disease in mice.

Environmental factors like stress and medication exposure during pregnancy can shape brain development, but the mechanisms ...