Increasing the levels of a particular phospholipid in the membranes of brain cells may offer a promising new way to improve blood circulation in the brain and support healthier brain activity. A poten ...

Researchers at McGill University have uncovered a surprising twist in how dopamine affects movement, overturning a ...

Most of the time, you assume your brain is either “on” or “off,” awake or asleep. A new study shows something far more ...

Researchers at Tsinghua University have created a rapid, label-free method using polarized light detection to identify and ...

Scientists are literally turning back the clocks in our cells, with the first drugs about to go to human trials ...

Red blood cells are essential for oxygen transport and immune function in the human body. When these cells become abnormally shaped, they can indicate serious health conditions, including diabetes, ...

Largest deposit of pure black jade, called nephrite, is discovered in China, and it could revolutionize the world of jewelry.

Polymer thin-film optical cavities boost the magnetic sensing sensitivity of nanodiamond quantum sensors nearly fivefold ...

For most people, the magnifying-glass-shaped structure at Huairou Science City in Beijing is a high-end but inaccessible ...

The brain’s chatter has always been partly out of reach, with electrical spikes easy to record but the chemical whispers ...

Learn more about the “glue sniffer” protein, which is able to detect brain cells’ incoming chemical signals, and what that ...

A dedicated bioimaging function at GSK has shown how integrated microscopy and analytics can deliver quantitative evidence ...