Hopkins expert Thomas Hartung discusses an announcement by the nation's largest biomedical research funder that it will no longer consider grant proposals that do not include alternative testing model ...

The brain is one of the body’s most energy-demanding organs, accounting for 2 percent of the body’s weight but consuming 20 ...

Is your brain aging faster than your chronological age? New research shows it could raise your risk of death and dementia significantly—and offers promise for early intervention.

Extremely aged organs came with higher odds of disease for that organ, the team found. For example, an extremely aged heart predicted a higher risk of atrial fibrillation and heart failure, and ...

Microplastics found in brain, ovaries, and placenta: Experts warn of silent threat to vital organs ...

Despite their simplicity, jellyfish can perform complex behaviors such as directed swimming, predator avoidance, and sophisticated feeding strategies. Some species even have rudimentary sensory ...

The lion’s mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata), known as the largest species of jellyfish in the world, can grow to staggering sizes, reaching up to 8 feet (2 meters) in diameter and extending its ...

Jellyfish have no brain, heart, or bones, yet they’ve survived for over ... Their defense mechanisms, like ejecting internal organs, are all instinctive responses. Corals are marine invertebrates that ...

5. Jellyfish (image credits: rawpixel) Jellyfish have survived for over 650 million years despite lacking both a brain and a heart. Instead of a centralized brain, these gelatinous creatures possess a ...

Imagine drifting through the ocean, surrounded by creatures so alien and ancient that they predate dinosaurs, trees, and even ...

Mia Jack when she arrived at Addenbrooke's in Cambridge aged 12. (Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust via SWNS) By Faye Mayern A teenager whose brain was like 'jelly in a box' after she was thrown ...