An ambitious and revolutionary initiative aims to map every cell of all eukaryotic life on Earth. The result will be a ...

Healing from any injury involves a delicate balance between scarring and inflammation—two processes that can wreak havoc as well as make repairs.

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

Huntsman Cancer Institute's Discovery Innovations showcase the latest advances in cancer treatment, research, and prevention. These achievements demonstrate the progress being made in ending cancer as ...

Microplastics have completely permeated Earth's environment and our own bodies — now they've been found in our bones.

Microplastics have been detected in human blood, brain tissue, and even bones, where they may weaken skeletal structure and ...

Studies show 3 in 10,000 people develop heart cancer. In comparison, 1 in 20 women are expected to develop breast cancer. Why is that?

Alcohol damages the liver by disrupting RNA splicing, leaving cells stuck between functional and regenerative states. Targeting inflammation and restoring ESRP2 may provide new treatment options. Heav ...

Tiny tweaks in DNA folding can have big effects. A study from Umeå University shows that even the most subtle changes in ...

Researchers at the Van Andel Institute suggest that the routes cancer cells use to process different nutrients deeply influence cell behavior. They discovered an alternate, or non-canonical, path by ...

Cancer cells steal energy-generating parts from nerve cells to fuel their spread to distant sites, a discovery that could improve treatments against the deadliest tumours. “This is the first time that ...