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A new tool that can align data from slices of tissue to discern the 3D makeup of the tissue could allow for a much deep understanding of tissue biology.

New animal research suggests that little-studied brain cells known as astrocytes are major players in controlling sleep need and may someday help humans go without sleep for longer without negative consequences.

The ability to sense mechanical stimuli, like touch or blood pressure, is essential to physiological processes in humans. New research has revealed critical information about how the sensory ion channel PIEZO1 changes shape to function.

Researchers have developed a new method to reprogram human somatic cells to mimic embryonic stem cells better, with significant implications for biomedical and therapeutic uses.

A new method allows large quantities of muscle stem cells to be safely obtained in cell culture. This provides a potential for treating patients with muscle diseases – and for those who would like to eat meat, but don’t want to kill animals.

A new fluorescence microscope has enabled fast, super-resolution imaging of live cells over a wide field of view.

Researchers have uncovered the neural architecture governing the learning processes of the enigmatic Octopus vulgaris. The research presents a promising model for studying memory networks.

A research team has recently made a significant advancement in spinal cord injury treatment by using genetically modified human neural stem cells.

Using a newly developed microscopy method, researchers have been able to quantify how small, dynamic molecular aggregates form in living cells for the first time. Such aggregates play an important role in signal processing.

A single scaffold protein is critical for the formation of part of the nucleolus, giving clues to how the nucleolus evolved around 300 million years ago.