Tractor beams, the stuff of campy alien invasion films, are nothing new in the real world. You can 3D-print your own small version, but it's unlikely we'll see one levitating a whole human anytime soon.

If the popping or cracking sounds of your joints have ever given you cause for worry, you'll be relieved to know that it is normal for your joints to occasionally "talk to you." It is common to hear occasional joint sounds when you move in ever

If you're undergoing surgery, you want the best surgical team to collaborate on your case, no matter where they are.

Longeveron is a life sciences company developing biological solutions for aging and aging-associated diseases through the use of Allogeneic Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells, harvested and grown at our facility in Miami, Florida, from adult-donor bone mar

Although cardiac stem cell therapy is a promising treatment for heart attack patients, directing the cells to the site of an injury – and getting them to stay there – remains challenging.

Biomedical engineers have grown the first functioning human skeletal muscle from induced pluripotent stem cells.

Researchers review the pioneering work that led the gene therapy field to its current state, describe gene-editing technologies that are expected to play a major role in the field's future, and discuss practical challenges in getting these therapie

Here are some natural ways to avoid it... (Natural News) Inflammation is the cause of almost all disease, according to an article published on the website WakingTimes.com. Fortunately, there are natural ways on how to avoid it.

A study published Monday detailed the effects of the drug Ibuprofen on male fertility. The drug was shown to cause a hormonal condition in young men that is linked to infertility.

Researchers identify molecular target of J147, which is nearing clinical trials to treat Alzheimer's disease

Microscale machines – equipped with electronic, photonic and chemical payloads – could become a powerful platform for robotics at the size scale of biological microorganisms.

On Jan. 12, 1967, James Bedford, a psychology professor at Glendale College in California who had just died of cancer, took his first step toward coming back to life.

(Natural News) A new study has revealed that Roundup exposure leads to major changes in the gut microbiome of rats, and it's a finding that could have significant ramifications on human health.

AgeX Therapeutics (AgeX) a subsidiary of BioTime, Inc. (NYSE American: BTX) announced a newly-published peer-reviewed study that reveals genes implicated in tissue regeneration, cancer, and aging.

Humans brains are interconnected through type of 'wi-fi' which allows us to pick up far more information about other people than we are aware of, a leading professor claims.

Scientists in Rome have unveiled the first bionic hand with a sense of touch that can be worn outside a laboratory.

US Army researchers are using fillers to bridge the gap in damaged bones, hoping to figuratively bridge the gap between current regenerative techniques and the ideal: people regrowing lost limbs.

On paper, the ketogenic diet sounds great. Every January, fat's in the crosshairs of health columnists, fitness magazines, and desperate Americans. This year, PopSci looks at the macronutrient beyond its most negative associations. What's fat good

As many as half of those suffering from HIV could prevent the mental decline associated with the disease with the help of cannabis, according to a new study.

University of Michigan researchers created a reservoir computing system that reduces training time and improves capacity of similar neural networks.

There are already skin patches that help people quit smoking … could patches that help them lose weight be far behind? Well, thanks to research being conducted at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, the things already exist - for mice,

"CBD, the second major cannabinoid in marijuana after THC, has anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties, but no psychoactive effects. However, recent research shows that CBD can be an effective treatment for many kinds of pain. Inflammatory

A new NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) spectrometer measures single photons with great precision.

Crispr/Cas9 is a riboprotein complex composed of a short strand of RNA and an efficient DNA-cutting enzyme. Crispr/Cas9 sometimes cuts in the wrong places. And it has no off-switch.

This is the time of year that Big Media seeks to appease its biggest advertisers, Big Pharma, by helping to spread fear and panic about this year's "flu epidemic." They commonly quote sensationalized statistics, suggesting that you will die or

For millions of Americans suffering from debilitating nerve pain, a once-overlooked option has emerged as an alternative to high doses of opioids: implanted medical devices using electricity to counteract pain signals the same way noise-canceling hea

(Reuters Health) - An experimental blood test accurately identifies people who do, or don't, have celiac disease, even if they are following gluten-free diets, researchers say.

Nextbigfuture interviewed Michael West, CEO of the startup AgeX for nearly three hours today.

Dr. Michael West created a series of five videos which are on Youtube – Back to Immortality.

Attacking the core biology of aging.

Engineered human stem cells have been used to enable paraplegic rats to walk independently and regain sensory perception. The implanted rats had some healing in their spinal cords.

HUMANS may soon be able to communicate without speaking a word as a leading tech company develops "brain augmentation".

Bryan Johnson's company, Kernel, aims to improve mental function and treat disorders by creating a brain interface

A team from Rutgers University has devised a ground-breaking new method for detecting tiny cancerous tumors. Using light-emitting nanoparticles the technique can accurately identify and track early-stage tumors months before they grow large enough to

Oisin Biotechnologies is one of five companies that were spun out of SENS life extension project so far.

An explosive new study in the PLOS Biology journal confirms three things that independent health researchers have been saying for years:

USC scientists and engineers develop an on-the-spot, temperature-sensitive gel that could seal eye injuries on the battlefield.

Scientists report a modified CRISPR-Cas9 technique that alters the activity, rather than the underlying sequence, of disease-associated genes. The researchers demonstrate that this technique can be used in mice to treat several different diseases.

MIAMI (CBSMiami) -- Scientists have created the world's first soft artificial beating heart.

If that's something you wanted to do.

Ford and others are experimenting with wearable robotics

At The Scripps Research Institute in Florida, researchers have undertaken a study of Tabernaemontana divaricata, also known as crepe jasmine, a tropical flowering plant that has long been used in traditional medicine in China, India and Thailand. Nat

Brainiacs happen to have thinking organs that are physically designed to outperform, a new study finds.

Here's the science.

Say 'aaaaah'!

Neuroscientists have shown how amputees can learn to control a robotic arm through electrodes implanted in the brain. The research details changes that take place in both sides of the brain used to control the amputated limb and the remaining, intact

Nanoparticle drug delivery systems are a hot area in medical research at the moment.

Tristan Roberts is injecting himself with a previously an untested, experimental gene therapy.

The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) is rolling out a new "regulatory framework" aimed at encouraging and speeding legitimate development of regenerative therapies.

Technocrat surgeons will need a supply of healthy, living bodies for those whose head and brain are intact but bodies are unusable. China has few ethical or legal restrictions on anything to do with science and technology. ? TN Editor