For the first time, clumps of human cells called organoids were fully integrated with the brains of rats—and influenced their ...

The human brain's soft folds and ridges, arising in early development and continuing through the first 18 months of life, are ...

A newly identified lymphatic drainage pathway along the middle meningeal artery reveals how the human brain clears waste. How does the brain clear away waste? This task is handled by the brain’s ...

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A scientific study reveals that a virtual hug can reduce sadness and offer emotional comfort even without physical contact.

What does dying feel like? By studying patients who’ve suffered near-death experiences, scientists are one step closer to ...

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Over the past few years, studies have suggested that plastic particles from bottles, food packaging and waste have been ...

A newly developed imaging method blends ultrasound and photoacoustics to capture both tissue structure and blood-vessel function in 3D.

As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach is gaining attention: using living human brain cells as computational ...

Scientists reveal how artificial intelligence can learn emotion concepts the way humans do, using bodily responses and context.

Betty Remedios, 63, has a pep in her step as she gets out of the horizontal cylinder in which she’s been getting ...