Cells can spontaneously change shape even without external signals, but the underlying mechanisms behind this form of ...

Doctors explain when prp and stem cell injections work becomes serious ...

While many of life's mysteries remain unsolved, every biologist can describe the basic processes performed by a living organism, including energy use, reproduction, growth and development. While these ...

Full-body defense does not always look the way textbooks say it should. In planarian flatworms, a newly identified cell type ...

How does a single cell build a brain with billions of precisely organized neurons? Researchers suggest that brain cells use ...

Scientists say they have developed the world’s first synthetic cell with a complete life cycle, built entirely from non-living chemical components, in a breakthrough which could open the door to ...

A woman walks out of a factory in 1938 and appears to raise a device to her ear like she is on a phone call. That one moment turned an old clip into one of the internet’s most argued time travel ...

Researchers discovered a new type of stem cell that may explain why stubborn belly fat becomes more common with age—and why it gets harder to lose.

A new theory suggests the universe is constantly recording its own history in the fabric of spacetime. If correct, this ...

Researchers at VIB and KU Leuven, with international partners, have uncovered how fatty liver disease can fuel the most aggressive form of metastatic colorectal cancer. The findings, which appear in ...

Evidence suggests the earliest changes may begin deep inside neurons, pointing researchers toward a new piece of the puzzle.

The human brain contains roughly 86 billion neurons, and for decades scientists have assumed that these cells are the primary drivers of memory and cognition. However, a new study from researchers at ...