For decades, the dream of fixing harmful mutations in mitochondrial DNA felt out of reach. Scientists have long known these ...

Immune checkpoints are regulatory proteins that prevent the immune system from attacking healthy tissues. Some cancer cells ...

A combination of high-resolution imaging and machine learning, also known as artificial intelligence (AI), can track cells ...

At the surface, the immune response to a flu virus is simple. Some cells recognize the pathogen and send a signal to the ...

“Some of those iconic species that feature in our tribal mythology, our storytelling, are very near and dear to us,” says ...

Now, researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet say they’ve found the clearest answer yet. They report the discovery of ...

Transplanting healthy human glial cells into HD mouse brains improved movement, memory, and survival. Even more strikingly, the glia coaxed diseased neurons to behave more like healthy ones, offering ...

A breakthrough in the understanding of how mammals create red blood cells could lead to opportunities for artificial blood to ...

The researchers also found large differences between individuals -- some adult humans had many neural progenitor cells, ...

Researchers from Sweden have discovered that the human brain continues to grow new cells in the memory region—called the hippocampus—even into old age. Using advanced tools to examine brain samples ...

Insulin-producing human pancreas cells can be manufactured with 3D printers, researchers reported at the International Transplant Congress underway in London.

A study has shown that neurons or nerve cells continue to form well into late adulthood in the brain’s hippocampus, which ...