Nanoplastics can enter the brain, accumulate in organs, and trigger inflammation. Learn how these invisible pollutants impact ...

Scientists have discovered how aging blood stem cells acquire mutations that give them a growth edge, creating fertile ground for the development of clonol hematopoiesis, a condition that dramatically ...

Physicists from the Universities of Bayreuth and Grenoble have discovered a new mechanism of cell mobility. Their findings ...

High cholesterol can lead to a range of health problems, including heart disease and makes strokes and heart attacks more likely, there are also few warning signs ...

New research zeroes in on a unique group of immune cells that could transform how we treat—and possibly prevent—severe food allergies like peanut and shellfish.

The liver is the body’s control tower for metabolism, powering vital functions like converting nutrients to glucose, storing ...

Scientists develop lab-grown model of the human sensory pathway to investigate how pain signals are transmitted to the brain.

Tumors develop when cells in the body grow uncontrollably. Finding a tumor on your dog can be very frightening, but they are ...

The immune system must be able to quickly attack invaders like viruses, while also ignoring harmless stimuli, or allergies ...

Scientists at King’s College London have successfully developed a human tooth in a lab for the first time. The major ...

Cells use many complex genetic repair backup systems to fix DNA damage and remain healthy throughout their lives.

Canada Gairdner Awards recognize the world’s most accomplished researchers whose work is improving our understanding of human ...