During learning and development, the level of synaptic input received by cortical neurons may change dramatically. Given a limited range of possible firing rates, how do neurons maintain ...

A recent study published in Cell Death & Disease suggests that specific cellular abnormalities in the brain associated with ...

According to researchers at Imperial College London, humans shed around 200 million skin cells each hour—and they have to go ...

The phrase "go woke, go broke" is often used by critics of corporate social responsibility. It implies that companies face a binary choice: embrace progressive values or pursue profit.

Celia Paul’s​ My Mother and God, from 1990, shows Paul’s mother, the obsessive subject of her art, against a louring cloud of ...

In mammals, hair follicles emerge during embryonic development, forming geometric patterns that vary from one species to ...

A Cornell-led study is challenging a decades-old explanation for how chromosomes exchange genetic material within the biological process that forms eggs and sperm in mammals.

From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.

Human embryo models can help researchers study early human development and infertility without relying solely on human ...