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Picture a star-shaped cell in the brain, stretching its spindly arms out to cradle the neurons around it. That's an astrocyte ...

When HHMI Investigator Amita Sehgal started studying sleep 25 years ago, the topic elicited a yawn from most biologists. "In ...

Neurons have a "hibernation mode." Scientists discover how brain cells use RNA tentacles to lock their protein factories together to survive when energy is low.

You know that pitchers run the risk of blowing out an elbow ligament. But who would have thought they could lose a rib?

"Grey's Anatomy" star Eric Dane died at 53 after a battle with ALS. What to know about Lou Gehrig's disease.

When you finish a run, your muscles may feel like they did all the work. But researchers at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX) and ...

Eric Dane died after battling ALS. Here’s what to know about ALS, the progressive neurological disease that affects nerve ...

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A figure skater shares what happened during "Quad God" Ilia Malinin's disastrous Olympic freeskate.

Eric Dane, an actor known for his role as Dr. Mark Sloan in "Grey's Anatomy," died Feb. 19 after battling ALS. Here's what to ...

U.S. tourists and expats across Mexico sheltered in place on Sunday as cartel violence engulfed several beach resort towns after Mexican security forces killed Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, ...