In the fight against disease, programmed cell death – also known as apoptosis – is a key protective function of the body. It ...

A naturally occurring gene called Cyclin A2 (CCNA2), which turns off after birth in humans, can actually make new, functioning heart cells and help the heart repair itself from injury, including a ...

In many cells of the human body, hair-like protrusions known as cilia act as antennae, allowing cells to receive signals from ...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new stem cell-based model that produces human blood cells in the ...

Scientists at the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) in Zagreb, Croatia, have discovered that the protein CENP-E, long believed ...

Tricking cancer cells into self-destructing could reduce risk of recurrence and death in colon cancer by 50%. Results also ...

Such tools are most effective when constructed with theoretical grounding and iterative input from end users. Thus, we outline a human-centered design approach for developing patient messaging content ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Researchers have created human embryos by taking nuclei from ordinary skin cells, placing them into donated eggs, and fertilizing them with sperm. The work is a laboratory ...

State Key Laboratory of Marine Food Processing and Safety Control, College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266404, P.R. China Qingdao Key Laboratory of Food ...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge say they have produced human blood cells in the laboratory by using self-organizing, embryo-like structures. Credit: Berkshire Community College Bioscience ...

(NewsNation) — For the first time, scientists have successfully created human eggs from skin cells that can be fertilized. This groundbreaking study could transform fertility treatment and expand ...