A Czech scientist has contributed to understanding the function of the thymus—the training center of the immune system. T ...

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

The interior of a cell is packed with proteins and nucleic acids, such as RNA, all of which need to perform specific ...

As we move into our 40s and beyond, the way our bodies use and store nutrients begins to change—and that means what we eat ...

Metabolism guides the activation states of regulatory T cells, the immune cells that prevent inappropriate activation of the ...

A new method developed by scientists could soon make liver disease treatment easier and more effective—without a transplant.

Patients with weak heart function who receive stem cell therapy shortly after a heart attack are at lower risk of developing heart failure and related hospital stays compared with standard care, finds ...

MIT researchers discovered that the genome’s 3D structure doesn’t vanish during cell division as previously thought. Instead, ...

Microsoft’s new Copilot function in Excel lets users generate, analyze and explain data directly from cell formulas, marking a major step toward full AI integration within spreadsheets.

The body has to clear away dead cells and other unnecessary or unneeded stuff, and one mechanism that is crucial to the ...

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