For the first time, researchers have used cells from one species to restore the sense of smell in another. In an article published April 25 in Cell, researchers from Columbia University described how ...

Efforts are underway to recover a rare New Mexico mouse species threatened by livestock grazing as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a plan to restore its population. The New Mexico meadow ...

Trouble sleeping is common in other neurodegenerative diseases, but past research has only suggested that it occurs in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Now, a new study has not only ...

NEW YORK (February 24, 2010) – An international research team led by Columbia University Medical Center successfully used mouse embryonic stem cells to replace diseased retinal cells and restore sight ...

In the search for new therapies, a study has developed a molecule that restores lost cognitive function in mice. The study authors suggest that, if similar results are seen in people, this could be ...

Hearing loss, sometimes associated with other disorders such as balance defects, is the most common sensory deficit, affecting more than 280 million people worldwide, according to WHO. In France, one ...