Zebrafish have genetic characteristics that make it possible to rebuild neural networks after severe injuries.

Your surroundings may influence your social behavior more than you realize. New research from the Brain Research Institute at ...

Electronic cigarettes were sold as a cleaner, safer alternative to smoking, yet a new wave of aquatic research is pointing in ...

A positive newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is currently considered a medical emergency. Without early treatment, severe disability or death in infancy are likely. However, research ...

A tiny fish is helping scientists understand how the anesthetic drug ketamine relieves depression. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on research showing how ketamine altered the brain of a zebrafish. JON ...

The National Institutes of Health websiteClinicaltrials.gov estimates there are more than 48 million Americans currently enrolled in clinical or observational studies. While mice have traditionally ...

Melanocytes are a small subset of epidermal cells that play an outsize role in protecting your skin from the damaging effects of sun exposure. They do this by synthesizing melanins, which are pigments ...

Professor Bruce Draper uses zebrafish as a model to study development. Work from his lab in the UC Davis College of Biological Sciences shows how certain genes are linked to sex change in fish and ...