Scientists at DKFZ and Heidelberg University Hospital discovered that brain grid cells, once thought to act as a fixed GPS, ...

Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt researchers have built the first lung-on-a-chip with a working immune system, a breakthrough with ...

Zeaxanthin, an eye health nutrient, boosted tumor-fighting T cells and slowed cancer growth in mice. Human trials are still needed.

For years, the pancreas has been being taught in biology class as an easy system: insulin lowers blood sugar, and glucagon ...

When a key protein regulator dials down DNA repair mechanisms, our cells accumulate more mutations, which may cause us to age ...

Researchers at Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet have found a system in the brain that can explain why female ...

Researchers found that zeaxanthin, long associated with eye health, may also boost the body’s immune response against cancer. In a recent study, scientists at the University of Chicago found that ...

At first glance, plants may seem passive – but beneath their stillness lies a world of complexity and constant activity.

Working unconventional hours disrupts the body’s internal clock, which in turn affects the immune system and increases people ...

The sea lamprey looks like it’s from another planet, but this ancient creature has a surprising amount in common with humans ...

New research shows fat buildup disables brain’s immune defenses in Alzheimer’s. A mouse treatment cleared plaques in just one week.

Getting GEMs to work in the worms was ... the importance of studying cells in living organisms rather than cell culture, because the physical environment of a tissue-cultured cell is so different from ...