The hippocampus is an important brain region known to support various cognitive (i.e., mental) processes, including the ...

An ambitious project launched in 2016 has made a dent in one of biology’s greatest challenges — with more than 3,600 researchers profiling more than 100 million cells.

Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) is the most common form of dementia, with symptoms appearing after age 65. Since ...

After centuries of mapping the human body in ever-finer detail, scientists are still making discoveries. Here we are, in 2025, and a previously unknown cellular structure that could be vital to ...

Biology Biologists Uncover Previously Unknown Structure Hiding Inside Human Cells The never-before-seen organelle serves as a recycling center for cellular cargo, evidence suggests.

Gene expression in the human brain: cell types become more specialized, not just more numerous Date: January 2, 2025 Source: University of California - Santa Barbara Summary: Our brain is arguably ...

Tardigrade proteins are potential candidates in technologies centered on slowing the aging process and in long-term storage of human cells.