The study was published Jan. 28 in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Previous research has shown that during fibrosis, fat cells in the skin called adipocytes are depleted. Why that happens ...

Neurobiology and Genetics, Theodor-Boveri-Institute, Biocenter, Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg, Germany; Department of Animal Physiology, Institute of Zoology, University of Cologne, ...

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...

The C-terminal 19 amino acids of wild type p53 suppress the p53 response at sublethal doses of radiation. In contrast to cancer cells, mutant p53 activities are not well defined in nonmalignant cells.

Here’s some good news for anyone still holding on to their post-holiday weight loss resolution: That low-fat cheese you’ve been forcing yourself to eat probably isn’t as healthy as you think.

Whether it is pods of whales or collectives of tiny cells, life’s building blocks have been selected to self-organize close to peak efficiency. The development of an animal embryo, from a small ...

Eating foods high in key nutrients, including iron, folic acid, and vitamin B12, and limiting alcohol may help increase your red blood cell count. Red blood cells are the most common cells in ...

Scientists from a collaboration of Australian research institutions have proposed that editing multiple genetic variants in human embryos could significantly lower the likelihood of developing ...

Hyman of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden, Germany, were studying specklelike structures called P granules in the single-celled embryo of a tiny ...

A recent study from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India has revealed new details about how our cells clean up and recycle waste. This process, known as autophagy, is like a self ...