New method developed by UTSW researchers removes mysterious organelles from stem cells and embryos to uncover their roles. Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have employed a genetic method ...

Whether or not we grow new brain cells as adults has been the subject of an ongoing and often contentious debate. Now, evidence suggests that we can. This could help answer one of neuroscience ...

The mysterious cosmic explosion has been traced to a massive stellar explosion. A global team of astrophysicists, led by researchers from Northwestern University and the University of Leicester ...

Breast cancer often relapses in distant organs even when complete regression of primary tumors is achieved after initial treatment. Dormant and persistent disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) have been ...

Scientists have revealed how certain immune cells may be quietly helping prostate cancer grow—and how blocking them could help the body fight back.

Mitochondria are thought to have originated as prokaryotic cells —which lack membrane-bound organelles—and to have invaded ancestral eukaryotic cells and formed a symbiotic relationship with them.

A breakthrough in the understanding of how mammals create red blood cells by Dr Julia Gutjahr, who began her research into the mechanisms of blood production in the lab of Professor Antal Rot in the ...

Governor Tina Kotek issued an executive order mandating all 197 school districts in Oregon ban student cell phone use during the school day. Districts must adopt policies by October 31 and fully ...

CANUTILLO, Texas (KVIA) -- The Canutillo Independent School District says it's developing new guidelines around a state law banning cell phones during school hours. In a public statement, the ...

Studying cells taken directly from the body, rather than cells cultured in the lab, enabled the researchers to confirm that their observations applied in both conditions.