Brain cells continually pull material from the fluid around them, including nutrients, signaling molecules, and fragments of their own outer…
Modern weight loss medications have transformed obesity treatment, helping many people lose significant amounts of weight. But these drugs often…
A human brain starts as a single cell. Over time, that lone cell gives rise to an extraordinarily complex organ…
Scientists have identified a group of neurons located in an ancient region of the brain that plays a key role…
As people grow older, their cells gradually become less efficient at producing energy and responding to changing demands. Scientists have…
Scientists have developed a new way to strengthen the cancer-fighting abilities of natural killer (NK) cells, a type of immune…
Aging research is entering a new phase as scientists rethink one of the body's most mysterious cell types: senescent cells,…
Vitamin B2 is essential for human health, but new research suggests it may also help cancer cells stay alive. Also…
Scientists in Sweden have developed a more reliable way to create insulin-producing cells from human stem cells, bringing new momentum…
Researchers at McGill University and the Douglas Institute have discovered that two distinct types of brain cells function differently in…