Growing tissues can crack, break, and dissociate to form structures that can later withstand immense forces.

Week 3 of pregnancy often feels silent and uneventful, leaving many women worried when they notice no signs of conception. During this stage, fertilisation has already occurred, the embryo is dividing ...

The journey of early pregnancy begins with fertilisation and continues as the embryo travels to the uterus. Timing plays a ...

A newly identified protein may hold the key to rejuvenating aging brain cells. Researchers found that boosting DMTF1 can restore the ability of neural stem cells to regenerate, even when age-related ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising way tumors turn the immune system to their advantage. Researchers at the University of Geneva found that neutrophils—normally frontline defenders against ...

“We have trained healthy cells to share their spare batteries with weaker ones,” Akhilesh Gaharwar, PhD, a researcher on the study, explains in a press release. “By increasing the number of ...

Contributed by Xiaoliang Sunney Xie; received July 15, 2023; accepted October 17, 2023; reviewed by Will Greenleaf and Bing Ren Most current methylation profiling techniques rely on bisulfite ...

A new generation of engineered immune cell destroys cancer cells in mice 1 as effectively as conventional CAR-T-cell therapies without suppressing the immune system, a serious side effect. The ...

Scientists at Rutgers University–Newark have developed a first-of-its-kind RNA-based nanotechnology that assembles itself inside living human cells and can be programmed to stop propagation of harmful ...

The future of federally funded research at Harvard Medical School — supported by taxpayers and done in service to humanity — remains uncertain. Learn more. One of the most enduring goals in ...