Plant a seed and, if the conditions are right, the seed grows. The process seems simple enough at first glance and is something many of us may feel like we learned in elementary school.

In the fight against disease, programmed cell death – also known as apoptosis – is a key protective function of the body. It ...

Within each cell, there is a constant struggle between life-sustaining molecules and molecules that could hasten its demise.

Scientists uncovered how the amino acid leucine enhances mitochondrial efficiency by preserving crucial proteins that drive ...

How do stem cells know what to become? Nearly three decades after scientists isolated the first human embryonic stem cells, researchers are still working hard to understand precisely how a single, ...

Targeting a specialized group of histones is safe and opens new therapeutic opportunities for treating blood cancers. This is the main finding of the latest research by Dr. Marcus Buschbeck and Dr.

Scientists say the return to "standard time" is good for our health. But the time change can be disruptive and we must also ...

“Eating so your body can make its ... barrier function – the ability of the skin to stay hydrated and also to act as a ...

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed Nicheformer, the first ...