Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have identified three subtypes of senescent skin cells with distinct shapes, ...

Lab-grown body parts represent one of the most promising frontiers in medicine. As AI, stem cell research, and bioengineering ...

Neurons—the nerve cells responsible for transmitting electrical and chemical signals throughout the body—are organized in tissue, tending to cluster together in groups according to how they function.

Scientists from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin have created a data science framework to better understand how cells travel through the body.

A team of researchers has used advanced DNA sequencing to develop the most comprehensive atlas yet of genetic change through ...

New research suggests that decreased activity of ELOVL2 -- a key enzyme in lipid metabolism -- accelerates white blood cell aging and alters genes associated with the onset of blood cancers.

Researchers have uncovered the 3D structure of RBP3, a key protein in vision, revealing how it transports retinoids and fatty ...

"ELOVL2 is a key enzyme necessary for synthesis of the omega−3 fatty acid DHA, one of the main components ... to the human immune system, the researchers analyzed gene expression data from ...

Experts at leading health care conferences last month called for further research into the health effects of microplastics ...

For the first time, the movement of sensations and thoughts was depicted. More than 130 years later, a team led by doctor Sergiu Pasca has used millions of human cells to create a true mini-nervous ...

Scientists have attempted to map the human cell since the first microscope was invented more than 400 years ago. But many components of the cell still remain uncharted. "We know each of the ...