Researchers have uncovered that the body uses different molecular systems to sense cold in the skin versus internal organs.

A research team led by Félix Viana, co-director of the Sensory Transduction and Nociception laboratory at the Institute for ...

A new study shows that the embryo and the uterine lining conduct an active "conversation" from the very earliest stages of ...

From the moment an embryo starts to take shape, two-way communication is critical for making sure tissues and organs develop ...

Fans were shocked to learn that in E.B. White's 1945 children's book Stuart Little, the titular character isn't a mouse as ...

This important study establishes the first vertebrate models of DeSanto-Shinawi Syndrome, revealing conserved craniofacial and social and behavioral phenotypes across mouse and zebrafish that mirror ...

Scientists help mice regain mobility after a stroke using human stem cell transplants, opening up a promising avenue for ...

Clare Kilcullen always wanted to be a mother, but when she went through early menopause in her 20s, she wasn't sure how that would happen. "[I thought] it would probably be an egg donor, but then in ...

Catholics on social media have been sounding the alarm on a chilling new trend: turning embryos into jewelry. Embryos — frozen children — who are no longer wanted by a family are literally killed to ...

During in vitro fertilisation (IVF), embryos undergo genetic testing before they are transferred to the uterus – but researchers have found that a widely used test cannot detect genetic abnormalities ...

University of Cambridge scientists have used human stem cells to create three-dimensional embryo-like structures that replicate certain aspects of very early human development—including the production ...

Baby Thaddeus Pierce began as a embryo that was frozen for more than 30 years. He holds the record for developing from the longest-frozen embryo known to result in a live birth. His mom was 4 and his ...