A brand-new engineering approach at Carnegie Mellon University is creating “designer” biological robots using human lung cells. Known as AggreBots, these microscale living machines may one day ...

NASA's AVATAR study will send Emulate organ chips containing human cells on the Artemis II mission to study how deep space ...

From causing muscle loss to raising the risk of blood clots, long-haul space missions can have a profound impact on the human ...

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

Researchers analyzed 62 scientific studies and found that microplastics can harm bones in several ways. These tiny plastic ...

Some human organs, such as kidneys and lungs, have back-ups. Some can be lost with little consequence—the spleen, for example ...

Scientists developed a new nanostructure that triples CRISPR’s ability to enter cells, unlocking even more power to treat ...

Scientists at the University of North Texas report a breakthrough in building tiny, lab-grown replicas of human organs.

If future studies confirm the rescued receptors work normally, the study offers a new roadmap for rare disease drug development.

Carbon monoxide is also known as the “silent killer” because it has no odor, taste, or color. In the United States alone, it ...

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