Before cells can divide, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can ...

The team used human stem cells to create embryo-like structures dubbed “hematoids” that mirror some features of early human ...

Egg whites may be perfect for a health-conscious breakfast, but egg yolks turned out to be the key ingredient for cultivating bird embryonic stem cells (ESCs) in the lab. Using a growing medium of egg ...

From Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s hand came branches and whorls, spines and webs. Now-famous drawings by the neuroanatomist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries showed, for the first time, the ...

Fusing Oncolytic Virotherapy With Cancer Immunotherapy to Treat Therapy-Resistant Melanoma In the POLARIX study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03274492), polatuzumab vedotin plus rituximab, ...

New research has revealed that a single session of weight training can help fight breast cancer. Researchers at Edith Cowan University in Australia investigated how resistance training and ...

Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...

Some dogs aren’t just good boys and girls — they’re geniuses. Certain pups can do more than recognize the names of their favorite chew toys — they can actually group their playthings by function, like ...

Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in DNA's shape have an important influence on gene activity and energy production.

Background: Glutamine metabolic reprogramming is a hallmark of tumor progression and is highly correlated with poor clinical outcomes. The excessive uptake of glutamine by tumor cells is a key factor ...

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in great part influenced by genetics. Past research has identified various genes ...

Spaceflight may make certain types of human stem cells age faster, a study suggests — but at least some of the damage may be reversible. Spending time aboard the International Space Station (ISS) ...