New technology can carry tens of thousands of times more optical information than traditional fibres, according to research ...

It also reminds us that there’s sometimes some truth to be found in our old sayings, as Lippincott-Schwartz pointed out: “Einstein said that when he uses his brain, it is like he is using a muscle, ...

Spine navigation technology has a future that's smaller, more affordable and with expanded indications, Chester Donnally III, MD, said.

There are as many as 86 billion neurons in the human brain. They make trillions of synaptic connections, with each neuron connecting with other neurons to create a complex network.  It is through ...

Two heads are better than one, as the saying goes, and sometimes two instruments, ingeniously recombined, can accomplish ...

A person with neuroblastoma, which occurs when developing nerve cells in children turn cancerous, has remained tumour-free ...

A hybrid microscope allows scientists to simultaneously image the full 3D orientation and position of an ensemble of molecules, such as labeled proteins inside cells. The microscope combines polarized ...

This may represent the longest reported remission in a patient with cancer treated with CAR-T cell therapy to date, the authors suggest. The findings are based on follow-up from a phase 1 clinical ...

called CAR T-cells, has kept a person free of a potentially fatal nerve tumour for a record-breaking 18 years. “This is, to my knowledge, the longest-lasting complete remission in a patient who ...

In mice, blocking nerve function inhibited cancer growth and increased the sensitivity of tumor cells to certain chemotherapies and immunotherapies. For several years, scientists have been ...

Phytoplankton, tiny plant-like organisms in the ocean, are incredibly important for life on Earth. They're a major food ...