The human body comprises about 30 trillion to 40 trillion cells, but your intestines contain about 100 trillion gut bacteria.

Regional teams across the country have been instructed, at times, to limit sharing information with their state and local ...

Researchers from Sweden have discovered that the human brain continues to grow new cells in the memory region—called the hippocampus—even into old age. Using advanced tools to examine brain samples ...

In the hippocampus, a critical brain region for learning and memory, new cells emerge in some people into late adulthood, ...

Like all complex organisms, every human originates from a single cell that multiplies through countless cell divisions.

The UCLA advance opens the door to growing other vascularized organ models, including intestines and colons, providing ...

Organ-on-a-chip systems offer a more accurate, ethical, and scalable alternative to animal testing in drug discovery and ...

A better understanding of human smell is emerging as scientists interrogate its fundamental elements: the odor molecules that ...

A similarly gloomy simulation posted by Dr Paulien Moyaert back in May documented how being diagnosed with cancer can lead to ...

We know that some animals are bilaterian—meaning they display bilateral symmetry—while others are not, but nature is rarely ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics range from mountain peaks to brain cells, raising urgent questions regarding their impact on human health.