One of the biggest challenges in cancer research has been linking the "big picture" seen in medical scans with the ...

Before a hydra can regrow a head or foot, its cells appear to rebuild the internal map that tells them where they are and ...

During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign antigens that are expressed by invading bacteria and viruses from self-antigens that are expressed by cells of the body. If not, the ...

Every person walking the planet carries roughly 37 trillion cells, and nearly every one of those cells holds an identical copy of that individual’s DNA. That number, once loosely pegged at 10 trillion ...

The Blood and Tissue Bank is studying how to therapeutically manufacture and use a type of nanoparticles released by the body ...

We’re just beginning to decode this faint optical “signature of life” and what it could reveal about health, disease, and the future of medicine.

New study find that our natural killer cells -- from the immune system which protect against disease and infections -- instinctively recognize and attack a protein that drives cancer growth.

When you take a drug, where in your body does it actually go? For most medications, scientists can make only educated guesses about the answer to this question. Traditional methods can measure the ...

Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body's estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has a unique role, and knowing what all the cells do can help scientists better ...

Share on Pinterest Do all our cells have a type of memory, and if so, how might this influence health? We investigate. Design by MNT; Photography by Grant Faint/Getty Images & Ed Reschke/Getty Images.

Single-cell sequencing unpacked 10 varieties of fat cells, including one that uses an alternative heat-regulating strategy that protects against weight gain. When Wolfrum and his team used single-cell ...

New research shows how a specially trained population of immune cells keeps the peace by preventing other immune cells from attacking their own. The study provides a better understanding of immune ...