In biology classes from high school through university, I learned that mitochondria are little objects that reside within ...

Cell division is an essential biological process that removes aged cells and continuously renews tissues. In the human body, billions of cells divide each day: intestinal cells are completely renewed ...

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process information, according to new research.

Taste, pain, or response to stress—nearly all essential functions in the human body are regulated by molecular switches ...

The studies in the journal Science have backed up the increasing body of research work showing that astrocytes are much more ...

A 75-person team at Seattle's Allen Institute is embarking on a 10-year project called CellScapes to devise a mathematical ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have upended the decades-old dogma of how connections ...

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process ...

Sterols, such as cholesterol in our bodies or ergosterol in yeast cells, are among the most abundant lipids in eukaryotic ...

A recent study exposed human cells to electromagnetic frequencies well beyond those of 5G towers, and nothing happened.

Lacks' immortal cells were taken without her consent in 1951 and used for research that changed the course of modern medicine ...

YORK, Maine — Mary-Anne Szeniawski secured a seat on the York Selectboard at Saturday's election, prevailing over challengers ...