If cancer is a disease of overabundance, where cells divide without restraint and tumors grow despite the body's best interests, then degenerative diseases are disorders of deprivation.

While cancer can strike nearly every organ in the body, the heart is a rare exception. Scientists believe this resilience comes from the heart’s limited cell division, meaning fewer opportunities for ...

Stem cells offer medical promise, but their capabilities vary. Adult, embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells each have ...

Heart failure (HF) has long been blamed on weakened heart muscle cells, but new research shows that support cells called fibroblasts may be a key factor. Researchers found that fibroblasts send ...