Ryan Allen, an assistant professor of physiology and cell biology at the UAMS, will share a current project from his lab dedicated to developing a drug-responsive mouse model of atherosclerosis.

A USC-led team has engineered the most advanced synthetic kidneys to date by merging nephron and duct organoids into ...

Lab-grown brain cells improved stroke recovery in mice by repairing circuits and reducing damage. Human trials could follow within 5–7 years.

Medical researchers have used animals, particularly mice, to mimic disease and study biological phenomena. The origin of mice as a standard model system for scientific research can extend back to the ...

One fundamental feature of neurodegenerative diseases is a breakdown in communication. Even before brain cells die, the ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative condition that typically affects older people and is the leading cause of ...

New research shows that the sugar mix in sodas and fruit juices can make colorectal cancer cells more likely to spread, at least in lab and animal studies.

Infants born with alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) begin experiencing episodes of paralysis and seizures by the time they are a few months old, followed by developmental delays and ...

Researchers at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine recently made an important advance in neurodegenerative disease ...