Scientists have found that there is an acceleration in the aging of the body's organs and tissues around a specific turning ...

In its most basic form, this is the idea of a stem cell. We can say that human cells arise from a process of “differentiation ...

Cancer, a genetic disease arising from DNA mutations, is influenced by lifestyle, environment, and heredity. Key risk factors ...

A popular zero-calorie sweetener could injure cells in the brain's blood vessels, a lab study finds. Here's what we know so ...

Cutting calories doesn’t just slim you down—it also reduces cysteine, an amino acid that flips fat cells from storage mode to ...

One of the challenges with liver disease is that it can be a silent threat. In its early stages, it may cause only vague ...

For the first time researchers from both Sheba Medical Center and Tel Aviv University have grown human kidney organoids (a ...

Mitochondrial mutations don't seem to build up in women's eggs as they age, which suggests they may have evolved a mechanism ...

Some visible signs of aging include wrinkled skin; gray or white hair; and dark patches, called age spots, on the hands and face. But aging affects every part of the body, including the internal parts ...

The mRNA molecule eventually breaks down in the body. The Cleveland Clinic reports that the risks of mRNA vaccines include ...

Some cancer cells don't die; they go quiet, like seeds lying dormant in the soil. These "sleeper cells," scattered throughout the body, can stay inactive for years. But when the body faces a ...