If scientists could shrink themselves to microscopic size and take a journey through the human body—like the submarine crew ...

A rogue set of “zombie” immune cells may be driving aging and fatty liver disease by flooding tissues with inflammation.

A growing body of research suggests astrocytes, star-shaped brain cells once dismissed as support players, may lead the way ...

UCLA researchers have identified a rogue population of immune cells that quietly accumulates in aging tissues and in the ...

Humans carry a surprising relic from deep evolutionary history, one that traces back to a tiny, one-eyed ancestor that lived nearly 600 million years ago. New findings on eye evolution highlight how ...

The patient was bedridden and needed daily blood transfusions, and she had tried nine different therapies that didn't bring ...

A burgeoning field is launching its first clinical trial to find out whether dialing back cell development can safely refresh ...

As more labs have adopted this methodology, they’ve created increasingly complex structures, including interconnected systems ...

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” tells the story of an ordinary African-American woman whose cells were taken without her knowledge.

Parasites are a major global health problem, underlying many human diseases worldwide. For example, Plasmodium falciparum, ...