Scientists discovered the spleen can support insulin-producing cells from the pancreas. This may change diabetes care.

A single Neanderthal gene slipped into lab mice triggered unexpected changes in their skeletons. Scientists in Japan uncovered traits echoing long-lost human cousins.

In biomedical research, so-called organs-on-a-chip, also referred to as microphysiological systems, are becoming increasingly ...

The body’s pathogen fighters can act as surveillance forces that ferry information from the gut and fat deposits to the brain ...

Miniature organs on a chip could allow us to do scientific studies with great precision, without having to resort to animal testing. The main problem, however, is that artificial tissue needs blood ...

A new drug delivery system developed by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine ...

The brain is a unique place. It is shielded from much of the body by the blood-brain barrier, meaning it's protected from ...

CP-A cells have been discovered that increase belly fat production with age, linking waist size to metabolic and cardiovascular risks.