Bird migration is a fascinating and mysterious behavior. While it makes sense for birds to head off to warmer climates with ...

Most neuroscience research carried out up to date has primarily focused on neurons, the most renowned type of cell in the ...

The UBC team's research, published this week in the journal Nature Communications, dubbed the highly-specialized neurons 'ovoid cells.' ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

Cancer cells have special adaptation mechanisms that allow them to proliferate despite changes in their genetic makeup.

In a new study published in Science, a Belgian research team explores how genetic switches controlling gene activity define ...

Two studies published in the latest issue of Science have revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex ...