Scientists are no longer just cataloging the damage that comes with age, they are starting to rewire the machinery inside ...

Creating mini mitochondria factories helped recharge damaged cells in a dish, providing proof-of-concept work that could pave ...

Many biological processes are regulated by electricity-from nerve impulses to heartbeats to the movement of molecules in and ...

Many biological processes are regulated by electricity—from nerve impulses to heartbeats to the movement of molecules in and ...

The European Research Council (ERC) will fund Prof. Anupam Sengupta’s research into how bacteria interact with and control light, and possible opportunities for new imaging technologies. The grant of ...

Membraneless organelles, also called biomolecular condensates, are changing how scientists think about protein chemistry, ...

David Muir visits Rubirosa and tries the restaurant's famous pasta sauces. Oprah Winfrey is sharing her favorite things on "World News Tonight with David Muir" for the fifth year running, as part of ...

Researchers recently developed a bone marrow model to study how the body generates cells. Interestingly, this model is the first of its kind to be developed entirely from human cells. Not only can ...

Researchers have identified special immune cells in the brain that help slow Alzheimer’s. These microglia work to reduce inflammation and block the spread of harmful proteins. They appear to protect ...

The immune system has a tough job: When a tiny virus invades one of our cells, that cell must detect it and, within minutes, decide what to do. If the cell quickly self-destructs, that will prevent ...

In Alzheimer's, brain cells die too soon. In cancer, dangerous cells don't die soon enough. That's because both diseases alter the way cells decide when to end their lives, a process called programmed ...