A digital atlas of every cell in a developing marine worm reveals how networks across the body coordinate sensing and movement, and provides insights into the evolution of the nervous system.

The detailed circuit diagram lets researchers trace neural activity from the moment a fly detects light all the way to its ...

The patient, a 39-year-old declared brain-dead after a brain hemorrhage, thus became the first human recipient of a pig lung.

A potential new male contraceptive drug has just undergone its first tests in human volunteers. The results give the first indication that the drug, which does not use artificial hormones or affect ...

Born and raised in Fife, Rachel Barr studied a master’s degree in molecular neuroscience at the University of Bristol. Now, ...

This paper reports a valuable discovery that specific-mode electroacupuncture (EA) transiently opens the blood-brain barrier (BBB) in rats. The evidence is solid but lacks functional validation of BBB ...

A vitamin-sized capsule that beams light inside the gut could change how scientists study digestion and the gut-brain connection.

Ferroelectric quantum dots enable phototransistors that adapt to low light and store visual memory, supporting motion ...

Paweł Moskal from Jagiellonian University talks about positronium imaging with the J-PET scanner and his team’s work in applying quantum entanglement to diagnostics ...

Imagine synthetic bacterial supplements that could regulate the gut microbiome, controlled via Bluetooth to treat conditions ...

Clinical depression is one of the world’s most common mental health conditions, but its underlying biology remains elusive. A ...

A new study has identified a key brain hub in the medial prefrontal cortex that regulates stress responses and social ...