RIKEN researchers have discovered how right-handed molecules in our cells can give rise to cells that are not symmetrical ...

New research suggests that a simple, affordable nutrient may help rewind the biological clock by protecting your DNA.

Research shows hair follicle aging begins in your 30s, driven by inflammation-linked gene activity detectable years before ...

Regular exercise can guarantee quality of life and longevity, specialists agree. However, exactly how exercise influences the functioning of muscle cells is poorly understood. A study conducted at the ...

How many cells make up your body? It’s actually not all that easy to answer. But recently, scientists have made a pretty good effort. And their final count is…around 37.2 trillion. Taken together, you ...

Your body is made up of trillions of cells, and they are the foundation of everything—from energy levels to digestion, brain function, and movement. When your cells function efficiently, your body ...

Vol. 150, No. 5, Supplement: Madame Curie's Discovery of Radium (1898): A Commemoration by Women in Radiation Sciences (Nov., 1998), pp. S109-S120 (12 pages) The capacity of ionizing radiation to ...

Researchers have determined what happens at a cellular level as the lung alveolus forms and allows newborns to breathe air. Understanding this process gives researchers a better sense of how to ...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA - NOVEMBER 08: Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute D.H. Chen Professor, Bioengineering and Psychiatry, Stanford University, Karl Deisseroth speaks as he holds the 2016 ...

Cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of death worldwide. But advances in heart-failure therapeutics have stalled, largely due to the difficulty of delivering treatments at the ...