With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since ...

This internal left-right asymmetry is believed to begin at the very early stage of development -- when a tiny embryo is divided into two parts during a process called gastrulation. This process ...

Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...

Researchers have conducted one of the largest eye studies in the world to reveal new insights into retinal thickness, highlighting its potential in the early detection of diseases like type 2 diabetes ...

Most animals, including humans, have bilateral symmetry, which means our bodies are pretty symmetrical. At least on the ...

Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their ...

A landmark study reporting the discovery of Australopithecus africanus one century ago put the African continent at the ...

Researchers have conducted one of the largest eye studies in the world to reveal new insights into retinal thickness, ...

Learn more about the papyrus that contains detailed medical procedures from Ancient Egypt.

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Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose ...

Research conducted by an international team and led by biologists at the University of Kentucky has found that the ability to ...