New evidence of preserved brain tissue from the Cambrian period counters arguments that nervous tissue cannot be fossilized. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

For the 300,000 Americans living with the immune disease scleroderma, better treatments can't come soon enough. The rare and ...

The skin is the body's largest organ and performs many vital functions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Skin is the body's ...

A research team has created a smart drug delivery system that reduces inflammation in damaged nervous tissues and may help treat spinal cord injuries and other neurological disorders. The system ...

Takeuchi's Biohybrid Systems Laboratory has previously engineered skin that can heal, created small robots with biological muscle tissue, and 3D printed lab-grown meat. He says the latest work on ...

Prior to this, we assumed there were no microglia-like cells outside the CNS (central nervous system)." Immune cells, ... discovered microglia in human fetal skin, testicle and heart tissues.