A new statistical framework could speed up the search for rare mutations that cause common diseases, helping researchers zero ...

Harvard and Columbia scientists have for the first time used a new technique to transform an ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease) patient’s skin cells into motor neurons, a ...

Harvard researchers built a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) chip packed with 4,096 microhole electrode arrays, allowing them to record electrical activity across several neural cells.

The human brain contains billions of neurons, specialized nerve cells that communicate with each other via electrical and ...