A study published in Nature Communications describes how lymphatic endothelial cells assist in generating robust immune ...

The amount of any given protein in a cell has to be controlled to keep its levels within a range required for healthy ...

Just as life pulsates in big vibrant cities, it also prospers in crowded environments inside cells. The interior of cells is ...

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 – ...

For immune cells, the actin cytoskeleton is more than a structural scaffold. Immune cells can migrate to sites of infection or form precise, short-lived contacts with other cells, by constantly ...

Lab-made organoids that mimic reproductive tissues could point to treatments for common conditions such as pre-eclampsia and ...

Researchers used AlphaFold3, the latest AI-based protein modeling system, to predict the structures of all 25 known human ...

A groundbreaking discovery reveals how HIV integrates its genetic material into human DNA, exposing a key viral vulnerability ...

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

The human body is one of the most complex creations of nature. From school biology lessons, we learn about organs, cells, and ...

Cambridge scientists built a two-part cancer drug that activates only in tumors with high enzyme levels, showing promise in ...

Science writer Mary Roach chronicles both the history and the latest science of body part replacement in her new book. She ...