One of this year's coveted Lasker Awards has gone to Zhijian "James" Chen, a scientist behind a key immune-system discovery.

Different cell types have varying survival times. For example, in humans, white blood cells die between 60 and 86 hours after ...

Researchers at the University of Washington and City of Hope Medical Center have identified a 'third state' between life and ...

Dr. Xavier Aldana Reyes goes one further, defining the genre as “the inscription of horror onto the human body by virtue of a change.” Whether or not we invite that change is another matter — but the ...

The article discusses the remarkable regenerative abilities of animals like axolotls, flatworms, tunicates, starfish, and ...

An animated sequence which tours the human body, picturing and naming the major organs. The job of each organ is briefly explained. The brain, heart, lungs, stomach, liver, kidneys, intestines and ...

Illegal organ trafficking is growing across Africa. The sophisticated operation is worth over $1 billion annually and targets the vulnerable. Lack of regulation and huge demand for organs drive the ...

Scientists discovered a link between copper regulation and neurodegeneration, using the worm gene swip-10. Their findings suggest that restoring copper balance could offer new treatments for disorders ...

Increasing clinical evidence links changes in the composition of the gut microbiome to the development of various skin diseases such as eczema.

Scientists have discovered what they call a ‘third state’ between life and death, where some cells of an organism survive ...

The so-called third state – where the cells of a dead organism continue to function after the organism's death – is the ...