Scientists around the world investigate how bat immune systems cope with viral attacks and how this information could be used to keep humans safe.

A new imaging technique puts the immune system of the eye in perspective, challenging a long-held status quo. 

Studying the earliest events in visual development, Carla Shatz has learned the importance of looking at one’s data with open eyes—and an open mind.

New insomnia drugs are coming on the market, but drug-free therapy remains the most durable treatment.

George Church is at it again, this time using multiplex gene editing to create virus-proof cells, improve organ transplant success, and protect elephants.

The scenarios that run through our sleeping brains may help us explore possible solutions to concerns from our waking lives.

Conversations between the immune and central nervous systems are proving to be essential for the healthy social behavior, learning, and memory.

Researchers and pharma companies have tried to attack this disease by reducing amyloid plaques, but inflammation may be the real culprit.

A T cell discovery, “hachimoji” DNA, a new species of human, and mounting fears of espionage rounded off the list this year.