New insights have emerged into how the human brain develops. Two genes that are unique to humans work together to influence ...

The human brain runs on a tight energy budget. Despite making up only 2% of our body weight, it devours around 20% of our energy. Every time we think, feel, move, or remember, billions of brain cells ...

On this episode of Primer, we explore the world of biocomputing, where scientists are blurring the lines between the biological and synthetic.

The human brain appears to undergo accelerated ageing once a person reaches the age of 44, with the deterioration hitting a peak around 67 and plateauing around 90, according to a new study.

These advances have made it possible for scientists to create pigs with organs that are more compatible with human biology, ...

In the U.S. last year, surgeons at the University of Pennsylvania attempted that sort of “bridge” support by externally attaching a pig liver to a brain-dead human body to filter blood, much like ...

Leibniz Institute for Primate Research and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics have discovered ...

A genetically modified mini pig’s liver was able to function in the body of a brain-dead patient throughout a 10-day experiment.

Scientists have successfully transplanted a pig’s liver into a human for the first time, raising hopes this could one day become a routine procedure. Researchers at the Fourth Military Medical ...

It may be disturbing to characterize human bodies in such commodifying terms, but the unavoidable reality is that human ...

Hyderabad|: Continuing their raids, the Hyderabad Commissioner’s Task Force South-East Zone Team along with Veterinary ...

Exposure to nature may change the way the brain responds to processing pain, according to a study. Scans showed activity linked to pain perception reduced when people were shown videos of natural ...