A new electrically active transplantable material that can help to regrow cells in the brain and spinal cord could redefine ...

Eight years of work. A collaboration between the Laboratory of Neuroethology of Non-Human Primates of the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Parma, led by Luca Bonini, and a team ...

Epithelial tissues are in constant interaction with their environment. Maintaining their functionality requires dynamic balance (homeostasis) and that their cell numbers are tightly regulated. This is ...

Cartilage cells that contain fat explain why some skeletal tissues are less rigid than others, and could one day be grown in ...

In mechanobiology, cells' forces have been considered fundamental to their enhanced function, including fast migration. But a ...

Like workers at a factory or office, proteins in a cell must be in the right department to do their jobs. But scientists have ...

Do humans shed their skin? Yes and no. Humans do not shed their skin in the same way a snake does, but our skin cells are constantly being replaced. Skin cells live for about four to six weeks in ...

Maybe so, if they have the right diet. KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge tells us that T-cells that consume acetate can kill more cancer cells. Imagine your immune system could fight off cancer ...

Researchers are exploring the world’s first virtual human cell, an AI-powered model designed to simulate the complex behavior of human biomolecules, cells, and tissues. Credit: Emma Lundberg Recent ...

Most people don't get excited about intestinal parasite eggs preserved in 500-year-old human feces. But Marissa Ledger isn't like most people. "A lot of my research is focused on actually studying ...