A nanosized extract of the plant thylakoid grana - the molecular engine behind photosynthesis - is transplanted into the eye's corneal cells, producing a key protective molecule when exposed to ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising dark side to vitamin B2: it may help cancer cells stay alive. The vitamin supports a ...

CAR T-cell therapy has been hugely successful in treating certain types of tumours, and stiffening up cancer cells beforehand ...

Scientists at Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have successfully regenerated skeletal and ...

Microglia, the immune cells that protect the brain, are thought to maintain a healthy brain environment by removing unwanted substances through dynamic remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton, the cell's ...

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

Muscle stem cells, which are crucial for building new muscle, don’t work as well as we get older, but giving them an ...

Patients with ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, live an average of only three years after symptoms begin, though some can survive ...

Researchers in Hong Kong have developed an experimental nasal spray that may one day help protect the brain during a stroke ...

A 3D network of living neurons and electronics can recognize electrical patterns and may help researchers study both brain ...

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