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

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?

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

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 ...

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

The '100 Million Cell Challenge' invites proposals for large-scale single cell studies, with CZI funding 50 million cells to accelerate scientific discoveries.

Three scientists were recognized by the Lasker Awards for their work on the GLP-1 hormone. Others were honored for work to ...

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

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

The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has released its final guidance on a "bell-to-bell" cell phone-free policy for ...

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

Indeed, by 1990 it was clear that the homeobox was part of a basic genetic switch, turning on (whenever it’s appropriate) other genes in the cascade of events by which initially featureless cells are ...