Cartilage cells that contain fat explain why some skeletal tissues are less rigid than others, and could one day be grown in ...

We’re at this tipping point” for AI in biology, Eran Segal, a computational biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science ...

Kidney and nerve tissue cells can form memories much like brain cells, one new study has found. Another recent study says ...

When we hear sounds, specialized cells in the cochlear nucleus are the first to process that information, enabling our brains ...

UCSF scientists have discovered a new type of stem cell that helps young brains grow but is also capable of forming the cells ...

The brain is made up of many varieties of cells. Traditionally, scientists organized brain cells into two major types: ...

A newly identified cartilage cell generates fat vacuoles and makes the surrounding tissues pliable. This helps keep the ear ...

A new priority research paper, featured as the cover of Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as “Aging (Albany NY)” and “Aging-US” ...

A group of immune proteins called the inflammasome can help prevent blood stem cells from becoming malignant by removing certain receptors from their surfaces and blocking cancer gene activity, ...

Our brain is arguably the organ that most distinguishes humans from other primates. Its exceptional size, complexity and capabilities far exceed those of any other species on Earth. Yet humans share ...