For decades, depression has been explained to patients as a “chemical imbalance” in the brain, a vague phrase that never ...

Years before he conducted the research that would earn him a Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, Shinya Yamanaka, MD, ...

A Moffitt Cancer Center researcher has introduced a new model that addresses one of biology's most fundamental questions: How does genetic information keep living systems organized and therefore alive ...

Single-cell analysis is a ubiquitous laboratory technique that allows researchers to probe the myriad biomolecular states of cells. Single-cell assays can reveal gene and protein expression patterns, ...

The emergence of neuropsychiatric disorders, conditions that affect various brain functions and behaviors, is known to be ...

When people think about health, they often focus on specific organs like the heart or brain. But many changes related to chronic conditions or ageing begin in the smallest units of your body — your ...

Our cells adjust to ever-changing conditions while preserving internal states necessary for survival, but exactly how they ...

Cellular health plays a crucial role in your overall well-being. On average, the human body has between 30-40 trillion cells of various types and with various functions. The healthier your cells are, ...

T cells are crucial components of our immune system, serving as critical protectors against infection and disease.

When oil is dropped in water, the oil droplets stay separate. Cells can also use a system like this to separate or gather materials, encouraging various reactions and processes to occur. Scientists ...

Diets and healthy eating habits hold promise for preventing and treating diseases, but far less is known about acute effects ...