Cancer research, drug safety testing and aging biology may all gain a major boost from a new fluorescent sensor developed at Utrecht University. This new tool allows scientists to watch DNA damage and ...

Texas Tech University faculty Peter Keyel and Kai Zhang are teaming up to build foundational knowledge concerning ...

Researchers at Technion have uncovered a surprising natural mechanism through which the body repairs itself: Contrary to what ...

In the evolutionary history of life, the ability of a cell to separate its inner world from the external environment was an important turning point. The so-called plasma membrane lets cells control ...

As muscles age, their cells lose the ability to regenerate and heal after injury. Cornell Engineering researchers have created the most comprehensive portrait to date of how that change, in mice, ...

When injured, cells have well-regulated responses to promote healing. These include a long-studied self-destruction process that cleans up dead and damaged cells as well as a more recently identified ...

Everyday choices—from nutrition to movement—play a powerful role in keeping your cells healthy, helping you live longer while ...