James Chen, a professor of microbiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has won a Lasker Award for his discovery of an ...

A British Columbia woman seeking spiritual insight during a solo venture into the Colorado backcountry survived for four days ...

You have around 35 trillion red blood cells moving around your body at all times. Typically they are rounded and flexible. What happens when they aren’t?

Beta, a signaling protein that holds sway over an astonishing array of cellular processes from embryonic development to ...

Researchers have developed an innovative technique to rejuvenate aged oocytes, or immature egg cells, to boost their quality, paving the way for improved outcomes for in-vitro fertilization. This ...

It’s clear that genes, receptors and neurons all play a role in detecting odors. But much of how we make sense of what we ...

David Julius and Wendy Yue have discovered a natural mechanism that could help reduce scarring after a spinal cord injury.

Some 1,700 inmates are due to leave English and Welsh prisons on Monday - more than are usually let out in a week.

Regenerative medicine operates on the principle that the body possesses natural healing processes that can be enhanced or ...

Understanding protein function within living cells is crucial for basic research and therapeutic development. Protein kinetics in living cells provide more relevant insights compared to studies in ...

A $5.3 million National Institutes of Health grant awarded to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences will support ...

Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, has announced the formation of a new Department of Pharmacology, Physiology and Drug Development, ...