Cancer treatment has always been a balancing act—hit the tumor hard enough to kill it, but not so hard that the patient ...

Every cell in the body has the same DNA, but different cell types—such as muscle or brain cells—use different parts of it.

Often described as ‘miracle’ cells, stem cells need to be truly mastered if we’re to use them in medical treatments.

To make the therapy safer and more adaptable, UChicago researchers developed a new “split” system called GA1CAR. This uses ...

Scientists have created the world’s first mosquito cell map, revealing how these insects spread diseases like dengue and Zika ...

For patients, every encounter is a test not just of the healthcare system, but of whether they are believed and respected. For clinicians, every encounter is an opportunity. The first half hour can ...

By electrically stimulating macrophages, scientists at Trinity College Dublin have found a way to calm inflammation and ...

Plant a seed and, if the conditions are right, the seed grows. The process seems simple enough at first glance and is something many of us may feel like we learned in elementary school.

Photos of Jeffrey Epstein's cell show a scene of disarray that never underwent a proper inspection, according to experts.

How do stem cells know what to become? Nearly three decades after scientists isolated the first human embryonic stem cells, researchers are still working hard to understand precisely how a single, ...

The immune system has a tough job: When a tiny virus invades one of our cells, that cell must detect it and, within minutes, ...

MIT researchers discovered that the genome’s 3D structure doesn’t vanish during cell division as previously thought. Instead, ...