The soft, implantable “bridges” guide new nerve cells to grow where the spinal cord has been severed.
How gut immune cells can fight multiple sclerosis
Scientists are learning how our guts connect to our brains.
Risk tolerance: It's in your DNA
Large study identifies genetic variants linked to risk tolerance and risky behaviors.
The importance of being tilted
New findings show how a tilt of the head facilitates social interaction, with potential benefits for people with autism.
Artificial intelligence can detect Alzheimer’s disease in brain scans 6 years before a diagnosis
A machine-learning algorithm diagnosed early-stage Alzheimer’s disease using a common PET scan.
Bulldogs’ screw tails linked to human genetic disease
Scientists find the genetic basis for these dogs’ appearance, and link it to a rare inherited syndrome in humans.
The mystery of the super-ager
Researchers are trying to figure out the secret to some elderly people's success.
The buzz about a malaria prevention drug
Half a million tests and many mosquitoes later, reserarchers are zeroing in on compounds that could prevent the disease.
Depression, anxiety may take same toll on health as smoking and obesity
Arthritis, heart disease, stroke — but not cancer — are strongly swayed by psychological status, study finds.
Sex chromosomes hold the secret to female longevity
Two X’s and ovaries extend life and protect mice from aging.
How to support a friend facing a medical crisis
Cynthia Perlis shares her most important takeaways from 30 years of listening to cancer patients at UCSF.
What’s so controversial about the first gene-edited babies? Experts explain
Researcher He Jiankui’s announcement of the first babies with DNA edited as embryos causes concern.