Challenging a long-standing assumption regarding the adult brain, recent research has demonstrated that individuals can ...

A naturally occurring gene called Cyclin A2 (CCNA2), which turns off after birth in humans, can actually make new, functioning heart cells and help the heart repair itself from injury, including a ...

Scientists have successfully created immature human egg-like cells from skin-derived stem cells, a significant step in ...

In the face of the very real cross of infertility that many couples face today, the Church instead promotes research into ...

Human astroviruses are a leading viral cause of the stomach bug-think vomiting, diarrhea, and fever. It often impacts young children and older adults, leading to vicious cycles of sickness and ...

Teeth naturally wear down over time, but scientists have found that they could signal certain cells to regrow bones, opening new avenues in stem cell research.

By electrically stimulating macrophages, scientists at Trinity College Dublin have found a way to calm inflammation and ...

Liver cells are indispensable for research—for drug testing, to better understand diseases such as hepatitis, fatty liver, cirrhosis, or liver cancer and for development of future cell therapies.

Seven years after the first gene-edited babies were revealed, biotech startup Manhattan Genomics is reviving the idea of ...

In many cells of the human body, hair-like protrusions known as cilia act as antennae, allowing cells to receive signals from ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a specific immune cell that can be targeted to give a boost to standard ...

A bird flu virus that has often been ignored because it mostly causes minor disease in birds has the potential to cause a ...