A tickly itch, a painful scratch, or the feeling of a refreshing breeze—the skin is teaming with nerve endings that drive these sensations. Scientists are getting into the epidermis to explore how ...

What does the inside of a cell really look like? In the past, standard microscopes were limited in how well they could answer this question. Now, researchers have succeeded in developing a microscope ...

New research describes how nerve cells and muscle cells communicate through electrical signals during development -- a phenomenon known as bioelectricity. The communication, which takes place via ...

Yuancheng Ryan Lu could barely breathe while he waited for his labmate to adjust the microscope focus. On the slide in front of them were the results of Lu’s latest attempt to turn back time for ...

Yuancheng Ryan Lu could barely breathe while he waited for his labmate to adjust the microscope focus. On the slide in front ...