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Using induced pluripotent stem cells produced from the skin of a patient with a rare, genetic form of insulin-dependent diabetes called Wolfram syndrome, researchers transformed the human stem cells into insulin-producing cells and used the gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 to correct a genetic defect that had caused the syndrome.

New research argues that DNA is just the ingredient list, not the set of instructions used to build and maintain a living organism.

A new study provides important clues to explaining why some children with respiratory infections get mild cases while others get more severe disease and require hospitalization.

Adults with traumatic spinal cord injury are at an increased risk of developing mental health disorders compared to adults without the condition, according to researchers.

New research suggests that natural mood regulation is low or even absent in people with depression.

Researchers have shown that organic plastic production is possible using hot water alone, reducing the used of toxic additives.

One tool farmers can turn to for weed control is applying herbicides. New research is helping us understand a specific widely used herbicide even better: atrazine.

Novel vaccine delivery technology will contribute to efforts to develop universal vaccines and improve global immunization capabilities essential for combating coronavirus, reports the Journal of Investigative Dermatology .

A new study has revealed behavioral differences between social media bots and humans that could inform new machine learning algorithms for bot detection software.

A survey of former NFL players has revealed that some say they have received a CTE diagnosis, raising questions about diagnoses of degenerative brain disease.