Each fall, green leaves transform into the reds, yellows, and oranges of the season. But, why? Here's what to know.

A protein involved with cell death can be manipulated to slow or reverse tumor growth, a pair of new studies in mice found.

New research shows that cellular storage units known as “P bodies” play a critical role in cell differentiation. The findings could open new avenues for fertility treatments and regenerative medicine.

When exposed to cold, the human body quickly switches into survival mode. It prioritizes heat retention and protecting vital ...

Senescent fibroblasts are aging cells in connective tissue that no longer divide and protect against tumor development. Yet, these same cells can promote cancer growth in a laboratory setting.Until ...

A peek inside some leading research labs shows how scientists-turned-detectives are painstakingly decoding what causes ...

Plant a seed and, if the conditions are right, the seed grows. The process seems simple enough at first glance and is something many of us may feel like we learned in elementary school.

In a town on the shores of Lake Geneva sit clumps of living human brain cells for hire. These blobs, about the size of a ...

Once the body produces antibodies in response to an antigen, it also produces memory cells, which stay in the body even after the pathogen is neutralised, and remember the specific antigen and are ...

Other cold or flu symptoms not commonly seen with hay fever could include a sore throat, muscle aches and pains (particularly influenza), and cough with thick mucus (known as sputum). Feeling itchy — ...

When your body’s immune cells attack you instead of protecting you, today’s treatments tamp down the friendly fire but they ...

Causes of Premature Gray Hair This article was reviewed by Addie Ganik, MD, FAAD. It’s pretty normal to find an occasional ...