A decentralized nervous system is one factor that helps octopuses adapt to changes, such as injury or predation, as seen in the case of an Octopus vulgaris, or common octopus, that was observed with ...

A new model suggests that astrocytes might be used in computation, coordinating with neurons and connecting synapses in ...

Researchers are developing promising suppression systems for painful conditions—even an app on your phone that turns the pain ...

Discover the power of integrative medicine in treating chronic diseases, combining modern science with ancient healing ...

The possible merger of humans and machines has been a fascination for science fiction writers since the mid-20th century. With the proliferation of co ...

Laboratories in Barcelona and Tokyo are combining organic and artificial elements to create biological robots that mimic the ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have developed a new stem cell model of the mature human amniotic sac ... which leaves the body when the mother's waters break before labor.

thanks to the 3D-printed models of the human body made at the University of Vermont Medical Center's Emergency Medicine Department. In rural areas of the state, health care providers are called on ...

It’s the farthest a human-made spacecraft has gone ... continuously monitor the spacefarer’s body temperature. Scientists using a computer model to evaluate the body’s ability to regulate ...

Evolution can't slip into reverse and head back to the drawing board when it becomes apparent it's ballsed things up. If someone designed this, I give them 1 star out of 5 and want my money back ...

The black box of the human brain is starting to open. Although animal models are instrumental in shaping our understanding of the mammalian brain, scarce human data is uncovering important ...

Because healthy human material is scarce, most studies have so far focused on animal models. Jonas and Watson overcame this problem by teaming up with Rössler, a neurosurgeon specializing in ...