Smoking has been linked to pancreatic cancer, but the reasons were unclear. A new mouse study shows that chemicals in ...

Kanazawa University, report in ACS Nano, how proteins in cells can be controllably activated through heating, an effect that ...

Some of our biggest threats can come in the tiniest forms—viruses and bacteria. Thankfully, we are born with a built-in ...

Purkinje cells, the neurons of the cerebellum, appear to die in an organized pattern, overturning previous beliefs that neurodegeneration occurs homogenously.

LC3-associated phagocytosis (LAP) is a specialized process for degrading dead cells, microbes or other particles. It plays a ...

Researchers from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNIST and the Center for Genomic Integrity at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have announced an advance in cancer gene therapy. Their ...

A TED Talk-style presentation on the effects of tangled DNA strands took first place at this year's Postdoc Slam competition, ...

Nine-year-old Stephen Mondek became what Cedars-Sinai Medical Center believes is its youngest known stem cell donor. His ...

Spaceflight makes certain human stem cells age faster, a new study has found, furthering scientists’ understanding of the potential effects of space exploration on the human body. Stem cells are found ...

UNION COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Agents are investigating the death of a Union County inmate who was found unresponsive in his cell last week. According to the TBI, ...