Researchers have pinpointed several of the genes that make brain regeneration possible in one type of flatworm.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, scientists have studied planarians as the poster child for regeneration. (CREDIT: Stowers Institute for Medical ...

We finally know which genes allow flatworms to regenerate neurons, and the discovery could help scientists design better therapies for humans with brain diseases and injuries. The human brain is ...

The human brain is terrible at healing itself from injury or disease. But some animals can harness their own cellular abilities to not only repair injuries but also to regrow their brains entirely.

Researchers from Lund University in Sweden collected wild flatworms from Malmo's largest park, Pildammsparken. These creatures are masters at regenerating after injury. Now, for the first time, the ...

The human brain is terrible at healing itself from injury or disease. But some animals can harness their own cellular abilities to not only repair injuries but also to regrow their brains entirely.

The human brain is terrible at healing itself from injury or disease. But some animals can harness their own cellular abilities to not only repair injuries but also to regrow their brains entirely.

Stanford scientists have discovered a new type of immune cell that kills surrounding cells via explosion—a cellular detonation so fast and complete that the cell vanishes within minutes, leaving no ...

A team of scientists has mapped the regions surrounding stem cells in planarians—small flatworms that are famous for being able to regrow whole bodies from small fragments—and discovered something ...