How can a virus with only five proteins dominate a human cell that contains thousands? This question has long puzzled ...

Scientists are learning how to revive faltering human cells by loading them with fresh power plants, effectively repairing ...

Biomedical researchers at Texas A&M University may have discovered a way to stop or even reverse the decline of cellular energy production—a finding that could have revolutionary effects across ...

Scientists have attempted to map the human cell since the first microscope was invented more than 400 years ago. But many components of the cell still remain uncharted. "We know each of the proteins ...

Diesel exhaust particles can disturb the function of human brain immune cells, known as microglia, according to a recent ...

whether human stem cells (i.e. special types of cells that can renew themselves and develop into many different cell types in the body) are beneficial in reducing death in people with decompensated ...

Eight years on from the formation of the Human Cell Atlas (HCA) consortium, which set out with the hugely ambitious task of mapping the entire human body – around 37.2 trillion cells – scientists ...

Rutgers neuroscientist Peng Jiang and his neuroscience colleague Mengmeng Jin have made a discovery they say could reshape how scientists think about Alzheimer's treatment.

Researchers report that some chemicals used in printed food-package stickers as replacements for bisphenol A can still disrupt human ovarian cell function. Chemicals that have taken the place of ...

Tiny structures inside your cells keep your body alive by turning food into fuel. These structures, called mitochondria, ...