The psychedelic psilocybin, found in magic mushrooms, slows certain hallmarks of aging in human cells and older mice, a lab study suggests.

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Researchers are making ever more sophisticated mini organs in the lab — and now they can grow their own blood vessels. The ...

MIT researchers have developed a new bionic knee that can help people with above-the-knee amputations walk faster, climb ...

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Study in mice suggests potential for probiotic treatment. Although previous research has linked pesticide exposure to harmful ...

For decades, the dream of fixing harmful mutations in mitochondrial DNA felt out of reach. Scientists have long known these ...

The team is "here to stay," no matter what, lead researcher Keith Bowers said, amid federal funding changes for scientific ...

After clinical death, some of your cells refuse to quit, or even attempt to reconfigure into strange, emergent forms.

The hunt for a medical breakthrough has been caught up in the Trump administration's political assault on the university.