"This discovery shows that the body has a built-in backup plan. GLP-1 is simply a much more powerful signal for beta cells ...

Scientists at Duke University made a groundbreaking discovery. They found pancreatic alpha cells can produce GLP-1. GLP-1 is ...

Scientists have mapped underappreciated scaffolding cells in skin, known as fibroblasts. They show for the first time how ...

Scientists have mapped underappreciated scaffolding cells in skin, known as fibroblasts. They show for the first time how fibroblasts go ‘rogue’ in many different diseases affecting multiple organs – ...

"A significant body of research suggests that microplastics can reach deep into bone tissue, such as bone marrow, and ...

A comedic journey inside the human body with iam-dices! Explore the hilarious lives of red blood cells, brain cells, and the ongoing battle between good and bad bacteria.

For years, the pancreas has been being taught in biology class as an easy system: insulin lowers blood sugar, and glucagon ...

Hype around anti-aging products has gotten so bad that some legitimate scientists no longer want to be called longevity ...

For decades, scientists have known that bacteria can exchange genetic material, in a process called horizontal gene transfer.

Microplastics present in household dust and water damage mitochondria, accelerating aging and increasing the risk of disease.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, together with international colleagues, have identified a protein that is crucial for ...