Spaceflight rewires the human body. Muscles shrink, bones thin and fluids shift towards the brain – but these changes may ...

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

Neurons have dominated neuroscience research for decades, but a growing body of evidence suggests that a group of ...

A research team led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and collaborating with the Biomedical Research ...

Hypoxia due to impaired lung function or high altitude led to epigenetic changes in the genome of neutrophils, cells ...

When a tiny virus invades one of our cells, that cell must detect it and, within minutes, decide what to do. Now researchers ...

Researchers reviewed more than 60 studies and found evidence that plastic particles can reach bone tissue, disrupt cell function, and may interfere with skeletal growth.

The human body relies on precise genetic instructions to function, and cancer begins when these instructions get scrambled.

Discover how bowhead whale longevity, 200-year lifespan and remarkable DNA repair may unlock secrets to slow human ageing.

A new method developed by scientists could soon make liver disease treatment easier and more effective—without a transplant.

Researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and School of Advanced Computing have developed artificial neurons that ...