Metabolism, far from being just a housekeeping function, underlies all changes in cell size and function ...

Scientists have long known that cellular membranes vary in thickness, but measuring those differences inside actual cells has ...

UMass Chan Medical School scientists have nearly tripled the known number of potential regulatory elements in the genome to 2 ...

The majority of human illnesses is caused by damage of a single organ like the liver whose failure accounts for 2M deaths worldwide every year. Orthotopic transplants are the only curative therapy ...

Teeth function not only because of the hard enamel on the surface, but also because they have roots that anchor them firmly ...

Precision and timing of gene expression is essential for normal biological functions and, when disrupted, can lead to many ...

One of the most well-studied cellular responses is how they react during times of stress, such as when the temperature gets ...

Scientists at Cedars-Sinai have uncovered an unexpected way the nervous system repairs itself after injury, one that involves support cells acting far from the original damage. Their findings reveal ...

Stem cell therapy is revolutionizing medicine worldwide, with Turkey emerging as a leading destination for advanced stem cell treatments. This innovative approach offers hope to patients suffering ...

Stem cells in most organisms typically take cues from adjacent cells. But new research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research has found that stem cells in the freshwater planarian Schmidtea ...