Every human cell is surrounded by a sugar coating known as the glycocalyx. It not only interacts with its environment but also reveals a great deal about cells' internal states. Scientists at the Max ...

New research suggests that the heart's constant mechanical force may inhibit cancer cell growth, explaining its rarity in ...

Jody Baron and Gabi Fragiadakis discover why some people with chronic Hepatitis B are cured after they're taken off of ...

A type of immune cell circulating in the blood contributes to cognitive ageing, and blocking its effects can reverse the ...

The bird retina is one of the most energetically expensive tissues in the animal kingdom, yet it doesn’t use the energy ...

As blood stem cells age, their lysosomes become overactive and damaged, triggering inflammation and weakening the body’s ...

Cancer cells travel through the blood like restless seeds, searching for places to take root. Yet one organ they almost never ...

A team at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah (the U) has uncovered a previously unrecognized molecular ...