Cambridge researchers created miniature brain-and-spinal-cord systems in the lab that can send signals and even trigger tiny ...

Almost all animal species—including humans—have blood cells, but between different species our blood tells different stories. The lineage and components of blood cells vary widely, and this variety is ...

UCLA researchers gave T cells a protected supply of sugar, allowing them to attack solid tumors more effectively.

A University of Texas at Austin-led team has reconstructed the most detailed map to date of the molecular machines that ...

Researchers have identified how cells recognize and suppress transposons, mobile DNA elements that can destabilize genomes.

At its core, aging is a dysfunction in the way DNA is read and implemented in cells, says David Sinclair, PhD. And he’s basically putting all his money on figuring out how to leverage our knowledge of ...

Through the blood, glucose is directly delivered to cells to fuel them. The carbs that are NOT processed by the stomach are ...

When a child develops kidney failure or a rare bone disorder, the cause can seem painfully immediate. It may be a single ...

New research has uncovered how a protein strongly linked to Alzheimer's disease plays a critical role in forming long-lasting memories—opening up new directions for future dementia treatments.

A novel 3D-printed confined culture system has enabled researchers to generate larger, more advanced human gastrointestinal ...

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a tiny seed-sized robot that can ...

Iron-rich cells in the birds’ liver could help explain how pigeons and other animals navigate with help from Earth’s magnetic field.