From lab-grown mini-brains to neck surgery, researchers explore how the glymphatic system can help in treating diseases. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A peer-reviewed paper published in Frontiers in Psychology proposes that consciousness is not simply a byproduct of brain activity but instead acts as a top-down force that shapes neural processes.

Researchers in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have created a chip-scale device that can dynamically ...

Blow up a long balloon and two things happen: it gets longer and it gets wider. Now imagine a living cell that inflates itself under enormous pressure and yet only grows longer, never adding width.

Crystal jellyfish have an eerie beauty: thanks to a natural protein, they emit a faint green glow. For decades, researchers have used that green fluorescent protein and similar molecules to light up ...

Botanical sensors are turning greenery into living data networks while monitoring plant health and optimizing yields.

Cancer is a universal issue which affects many people around the world. Many will turn to surgery in the hope a surgeon will ...

Cancer is a universal issue that affects uncountably many people around the world. Many will turn to surgery in the hope that a surgeon will be able to completely remove a tumor, leaving healthy ...

Successful cancer surgery depends on a surgeon’s ability to remove tumors, while minimizing harm to healthy tissues. Surgeons currently use glowing dyes which mark cancer cells to help differentiate ...

Sexual encounters between Neanderthals and ancient humans skewed in one direction—mostly between male Neanderthals and female humans. Scientists have long known that Homo sapiens interbred with ...

The new probe comes amid intense political tensions following the death of the young far-right activist Quentin Deranque, who was violently beaten on 12 February on the sidelines of a conference at a ...

Josh Simons has faced calls to resign from his ministerial post after reports that think tank Labour Together, which he ran before entering government, paid a PR firm to look into the personal ...