Most people have heard of stem cells. They are often described as "miracle" cells –ones that can grow into any other type of ...

When you were first conceived, you were a single cell. From this basic fact, we can extrapolate a few things, most especially that all the cells that make up your body today came (indirectly) from ...

Stem cells can fight disease from the inside out. But not all treatments are created equal. By Mohana Ravindranath The promise of stem cell therapy is powerful. Scientists can draw versatile cells ...

The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded on Monday to three scientists for discovering how a particular kind of cell can stop the body's immune system from attacking itself. The discovery of these ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The biological cycle of our existence seems relatively straightforward: we’re born, we live, we die. The ...

Signals from the plant cell wall help to orchestrate growth, reproduction and immune function. Can harnessing this molecular ...

By electrically stimulating macrophages, scientists at Trinity College Dublin have found a way to calm inflammation and ...

(NewsNation) — As tensions escalate between the United States and Iran, the threat of sleeper cells has “never been higher,” according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, although no specific or ...