Scientists mapping the human body at the cellular level keep running into the same surprise: beneath the apparent chaos of ...

There are hundreds of cell types in the human body, each with a specific role spelled out in their DNA. In theory, all it ...

A New York University study has found that kidney and nerve tissue cells can form memories much like brain cells. According to the study authors, their findings could help researchers better ...

When tissue is severely damaged, surviving cells can respond in a concentrated burst of biological repair known as ...

A new study from the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute now shows how human stem cell based therapy may help ...

AMOLF researchers discovered a mysterious interplay of insulin signals in the worm C. elegans. The insulin-driven protein DAF ...

When a T cell encounters a cell carrying pieces of a virus or bacteria, the two form a tight contact point known as an immune ...

"NEW YEAR, new me" is a phrase many people use as the new year begins, when they often make resolutions to improve themselves ...

New scientific methods could one day render animal studies—the standard in research laboratories for more than 100 ...