Scientists are exploring ways to mimic the origins of human life without two fundamental components: sperm and egg. They are coaxing clusters of stem cells – programmable cells that can transform into ...

Lewy body dementia (LBD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that shares traits with both Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease but can be more difficult to diagnose. Symptoms can include ...

From idea, to lab, to clinic, to approval—it's a long and expensive process to bring a drug to market. It also rarely succeeds. Northeastern University researchers You Wu and Lei Xie are proposing ...