An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process information, according to new research. An often-ignored type of cell in the brain ...

Creating artificial systems that mimic the functioning of cells is one of the goals of what is known as synthetic biology.

A new metabolic mechanism describes how tumors disable “gatekeeper” cells to prevent immune response to cancer.

Cells manage a wide range of functions in their tiny package — growing, moving, housekeeping, and so on — and most of those functions require energy. But how do cells get this energy in the first ...

To gain better insight into what's happening in the brain, researchers examine the molecules produced by brain cells, ...

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have discovered how tumors disable immune "gatekeeper" cells that alert the ...

While humans can regularly replace certain cells, like those in our blood and gut, we cannot naturally regrow most other parts of the body. For example, when the tiny sensory hair cells in our inner ...

Aging does not arrive all at once. It builds quietly across years, touching cells long before symptoms appear.