Keratin is the tough protein that forms hair, nails and hooves. It’s also responsible for something far stranger: human horns.

A naturally occurring gene called Cyclin A2 (CCNA2), which turns off after birth in humans, can actually make new, functioning heart cells and help the heart repair itself from injury, including a ...

Challenging a long-standing assumption regarding the adult brain, recent research has demonstrated that individuals can ...

A newly discovered protein from Earth's toughest animal is inspiring breakthrough therapies for cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Scientists achieve scalable human kidney organoid production and integration into pig kidneys, a milestone in regenerative medicine.

A research team led by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and collaborating with the Biomedical Research ...

This study presents valuable findings on the role of KLF6 in in vitro endothelial cells exposed to altered (high or low) shear stress with a customized microfluidic device to investigate mechanisms of ...

Spaceflight rewires the human body. Muscles shrink, bones thin and fluids shift towards the brain – but these changes may ...

An early-stage study has found that a common chemotherapy drug disrupts lymphatic cells in the tissue surrounding the brain.

Hypoxia due to impaired lung function or high altitude led to epigenetic changes in the genome of neutrophils, cells ...

In many cells of the human body, hair-like protrusions known as cilia act as antennae, allowing cells to receive signals from ...