A cut that would close in days on a 25-year-old can linger for weeks on a 75-year-old, and the usual explanations (thinner ...

Scientists are uncovering a surprising truth about aging cells: some may damage the body, while others help protect it. The discovery is fueling a new wave of precision anti-aging therapies aimed at ...

Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body's estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has a unique role, and knowing what all the cells do can help scientists better ...

The body's cells change their shape to close gaps such as wounds—with part of the cell flexing depending on the curve of the gap and the organization of cell-internal structures, a new study reveals.

As blood stem cells age, their lysosomes become overactive and damaged, triggering inflammation and weakening the body’s ...

Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body’s estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has a unique role, and knowing what all the cells do can help scientists better ...

Every cell in your body is wrapped in a dense, invisible shell made of sugar molecules. Not table sugar, but complex chains ...

Editing a small number of blood-forming stem cells to encode powerful antibodies turns the immune system into a living drug ...

White blood cells called neutrophils act as factories for C4A, linking peripheral immunity to schizophrenia and synaptic ...

Imagine tiny fists punching their way through your body. For some cancer patients, this may be the reality. Melanoma cells can mechanically tunnel their way through tissue using fleshy membrane ...