By electrically stimulating macrophages, scientists at Trinity College Dublin have found a way to calm inflammation and ...

Often described as ‘miracle’ cells, stem cells need to be truly mastered if we’re to use them in medical treatments.

Cells at the bottom of a liquid medium begin levitating, then hovering at a particular height. With no physical contact, an ...

Scientists have created the world’s first mosquito cell map, revealing how these insects spread diseases like dengue and Zika ...

Cells convert mechanical forces into signals that influence physiological processes, such as exercise strengthening bones. A ...

Stanford Medicine researchers invent an electromagnetic device that can gently sort different types of cells by levitating ...

How do stem cells know what to become? Nearly three decades after scientists isolated the first human embryonic stem cells, researchers are still working hard to understand precisely how a single, ...

Cancer treatment has always been a balancing act—hit the tumor hard enough to kill it, but not so hard that the patient ...

The vestibular system is responsible for the sense of balance in the inner ear. Prolonged use of toxic substances, such as ...

Challenging a long-standing assumption regarding the adult brain, recent research has demonstrated that individuals can continue to develop new brain cells into old age. Researchers at Sweden’s ...