When we hear sounds, specialized cells in the cochlear nucleus are the first to process that information, enabling our brains to understand speech, enjoy music and recognize various noises. For ...

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists from around the world are making headway in compiling a Human Cell Atlas -- a deep dive into the myriad types of cells ...

It's been more than two decades since scientists finished sequencing the human genome, providing a comprehensive map of human biology that has since accelerated progress in disease research and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The human body contains an astonishing 36 to 37 trillion cells, each serving unique functions across organs and systems. In a ...

Neurodegenerative diseases affect more than 57 million people globally. The incidence of these diseases, from Alzheimer's to Parkinson's to ALS and beyond, is expected to double every 20 years. Though ...

Neurodegenerative diseases affect more than 57 million people globally. The incidence of these diseases, from Alzheimer's to ...

An estimated 86 billion neurons in the average human brain govern our body’s functions and conjure — somehow — the human mind. C. elegans has 302 neurons in one sex and a few more in the other.

Mapping is crucial in understanding and contextualizing our environments. Mapping serves many purposes – it helps us establish efficient paths between destinations, locate new restaurants or find our ...

Launching a company in today’s competitive (and litigious) spatial biology market may seem risky. But the new company, Moleculent, located in Stockholm, Sweden, has a different focus than the spatial ...