Hormones coordinate different body functions by carrying messages through the bloodstream to target cells and tissues. Hormonal imbalances occur through inadequate or excess hormone synthesis, which ...

The super-small specialized structure has a role recycling material inside our cells, and its discovery could lead to improved treatments for a wide range of diseases. Just as our bodies have organs ...

The hippocampus is an important brain region known to support various cognitive (i.e., mental) processes, including the ...

In a recent perspective article published in the journal Nature Communications, over 30 scientists from around the world discussed the action plans and principles of the global scientific initiative ...

Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cells in the human brain, according to the latest ...

Uptake of cell-free chromatin particles released from dying cells and carrying non-coding DNA could redefine mammalian ...

Researchers from the University of California San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute have discovered that spaceflight ...