Weizmann Institute researchers say that progesterone and the stress hormone cortisol drive circadian rhythms; when out of ...

Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body's estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has a unique role, and knowing what all the cells do can help scientists better ...

A New York University study has found that kidney and nerve tissue cells can form memories much like brain cells. According to the study authors, their findings could help researchers better ...

When tissue is severely damaged, surviving cells can respond in a concentrated burst of biological repair known as ...

Scientists mapping the human body at the cellular level keep running into the same surprise: beneath the apparent chaos of ...

Electrically stimulating key cells in the immune system could "reprogram" them to reduce inflammation and encourage faster and more effective healing in the body. This is the discovery of scientists ...

"NEW YEAR, new me" is a phrase many people use as the new year begins, when they often make resolutions to improve themselves ...

Cells experience many different types of stress, such as starvation or stress caused by too much salt or too high a temperature. Insulin signals respond to such stress signals by sending the protein ...

Aging is the process of getting older. In biology, aging refers to how, over time, the cells in our bodies wear out or get damaged. They no longer work as well as they used to. Some visible signs of ...

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