An adult human body consists of some 37 trillion cells. Not so long ago, these were thought to come in 220 different types.

As recently as a few years ago, scientists thought there were only a few hundred distinct cell types, but new technologies ...

Your body is a collection of cells carrying thousands of genetic mistakes accrued over a lifetime—many harmless, some bad and ...

After years of controversy, stem cells are on the cusp of cures for conditions like epilepsy and type 1 diabetes.

Inflammation is triggered by the immune system and is part of the body's natural response to injuries or disease. However, ...

Mice injected with a microRNA molecule lived longer and had fewer markers of ageing, but it’s not yet known if the treatment ...

A team has unearthed new findings about what happens during the minutes and hours after a cell divides, expanding our understanding of human biology -- and potentially leading to better medicines.

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are pluripotent stem cells generated from adult cells by reprogramming. iPSCs have the same properties as embryonic stem cells, and therefore self-renew and ...

Scientists reveal how filopodia help cancer spread. The breakthrough could improve treatments that stop cancer cells from ...

Scientists are increasingly concerned about the potential health implications of microplastics and nanoplastics entering ...

Antibiotics are a double-edged sword—they should be as toxic as possible to pathogenic bacteria while being harmless to the cells of the human body. An international research team led by the ...