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A preliminary clinical trial finds that the personalized therapy improves survival rates and has no severe side-effects.

This is the first time the precise brain cells and their connections controlling a complex behavior have been worked out. 

Authors of a new study suggest that 520-million-year-old structures, previously identified as the brains of ancient arthropods, are instead preserved microbial biofilms.

A study of more than 450,000 people finds a certain genetic variant associated with eating more carbs is linked to a thicker waist and higher blood pressure, but less fat.  

Lonza will employ more than 200 full-time staff to work at the Texas-based facility, the company says.

Cell implants, gene therapy, even optogenetics are making headway in clinical trials to treat various forms of blindness.  

The antimicrobial drug neomycin protects mice from some viral infections, complicating the picture of the relationship between antibiotics and susceptibility to viruses.

Human naive T cells are far more heterogeneous than has long been appreciated, having implications for vaccine strategies.

In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers find more than 850 rare, heritable genetic alterations that can predispose humans to cancer.

Researchers identified thousands of immature neurons in the brain region, countering a recent result showing little, if any, signs of neurogenesis.

The findings highlight the need for long-term monitoring of children exposed to the virus, say scientists. 

A group of around 300 whales produced 184 distinct songs over just a few years, according to a new study.