A tiny blob of gelatinous tissue sitting in a dish represents a giant leap forward in human brain research. Known as an ...

Imagine your immune cells could be modified to attack any kind of cancer. T cell receptor (TCR) therapy has the potential to ...

NUMBER AND AGGREGATE MASS OF CELLS IN THE HUMAN BODY, BY CELL CLASS (Calculated for a 60-kilogram female form.) These two strands show the hierarchy of cells by number (frequency in the body) as ...

The research, done in mice and in human cells, shows that a protein called STUB1 restrains the immune system’s elite ...

Scientists analyzing human tissues across five decades found substantial aging changes between ages 45 and 55, particularly ...

The microbial community in the human gut plays a central role in various diseases. An important form of chemical ...

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 ...

The received wisdom said we were built from around 200 types of cells, such as the heart muscle or nerve cells. Instead, the Human Cell Atlas project has revealed there are thousands of cell types ...

The glycocalyx surrounds each cell in the human body like a coat. This complex sugar layer plays a key role in the ...

A new type of drug, known as an anti-necrotic, could be the first drug ever approved to treat aging itself. The drug, which ...