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

An explanation of how cells make up tissues which in turn make up organs. The diversity of cells in the human body is mentioned. Using muscle cells as an example, it is then explained how cells are ...

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 ...

But these aren’t the viruses you fear. Some of them are your body’s secret protectors, keeping deadly bacteria in check and ...

A new study identified the tiny pollutants in the olfactory bulbs of eight cadavers, suggesting microplastics can travel ...

It was a steely, dogged organ. Full of grit. It lived only to serve. It gave up its life within minutes of your birth, ...

Penicillin was hailed as "the silver bullet" when it was discovered, as it had the unprecedented quality of being able to ...

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

Scientists in Brazil have found more evidence of microplastics infiltrating the human body. While it has been previously ...

Microplastics have been found in brain tissue above the nose, suggesting a likely passageway for microscopic plastic shards ...

New research has uncovered an extraordinary mechanism of cell division in Corynebacterium matruchotii, one of the most common bacteria living in dental plaque. The filamentous bacterium doesn't just ...

FRIDAY, Sept. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Heavy-duty endurance exercise can cause body fat levels to drop without any ...