Some of these cancerous mutations in DNA are inherited, while others arise from errors that occur as a cell divides.

Regenerative medicine, which uses iPS (induced pluripotent stem) cells and other materials to cure diseases for which there ...

Stem cells are often described as the body's master cells. Healthy stem cells can restore the blood system after cancer ...

Microglia can be engineered to detect disease-specific brain changes – like amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease – and ...

Research from Harvard Forest identified a crucial relationship between precipitation patterns and soil types in New England.

Researchers have developed engineered human microglia that detect disease-related brain changes and release therapeutic ...

Every year, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Technology Review compiles its list of breakthrough technologies that ...

In a small study, researchers transplanted stem cells into the brains of 12 Parkinson’s patients, stopping progression and ...

A new way to deliver disease-fighting proteins throughout the brain may improve the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders, according to scientists. By engineering human ...

A new way to deliver disease-fighting proteins throughout the brain may improve the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders, according to University of California, Irvine ...

A new way to deliver disease-fighting proteins throughout the brain may improve the treatment of Alzheimer's disease ...

Two small clinical trials tested the safety of injecting stem cells into the brains of Parkinson's patients and found no ...