Tokyo, Japan – The idea of growing a functioning human brain-like tissues in a dish has always sounded pretty far-fetched, even to researchers in the field. Towards the future goal, a Japanese and ...

Cells in the body have to move around in order to do their jobs. During development, for instance, cells are distributed to create and grow tissue. And in the event of an immune response, different ...

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In a key advance for regenerative medicine and gut health, scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have uncovered a precise and ...

Structures called desmosomes connect cells to each other and transfer mechanical stress. They are especially important in tissues under continual mechanical stress, such as heart muscle (pictured).

It happens to everyone: You try to make a cell phone call and find you have no service. What’s the problem? The device in your hand is more powerful than a full-blown computer from just a few years ...

Toshiba has developed a common platform for consumer electronics products that it hopes will help spur adoption of the Cell processor by electronics makers. The Open Connected Media Platform (OCMP), ...

Malignant brain tumors belong to a group of cancers with bleak prognosis. These tumors are resistant to treatment and considered incurable. Patient survival is approximately 18 months despite surgery, ...