For the first time, scientists have answered a longstanding question in cell biology about a partnership of proteins called ...

Dry eye disease happens when the lacrimal glands do not make enough tears, or the tears do not have the right balance of ...

The study, published in British scientific journal Nature, suggests that the disease may begin in basal stem cells — ...

The exchange of cells between a mother and a fetus is a well-documented phenomenon that scientists have known about for more ...

A new study suggests that one of the most common diabetes treatments may speed type 2 diabetes progression by causing insulin ...

In our latest interview, News-Medical speaks with Rosanna Zhang from ACROBiosystems about utilizing organoids for disease ...

Since 1975, the Suffolk Sickle Cell Foundation has supported people living with sickle cell disease-- a severe, chronic ...

A protein found in our cells has emerged as a secret weapon against biological aging, acting like a glue to repair damaged DNA and ward off neurological degeneration including that seen in motor ...

Two small clinical trials revive hope for an old idea: Cells injected into the brain might replace the nerve cells that die in Parkinson’s disease. The studies, published April 16 in Nature, represent ...

When inflammation in the body goes unchecked, it can cause fibrosis, or tissue scarring that may lead to organ dysfunction or ...

Cell and gene therapy are revolutionary approaches to treating diseases at the molecular level. They involve the manipulation ...