The human brain contains billions of neurons, specialized nerve cells that communicate with each other via electrical and ...

Humans have around 30 trillion cells in our adult bodies. Amazingly, each of these cells came from a handful of about 100 stem cells in the earliest days of development. The ability of these embryonic ...

For decades, physicians and scientists have thought that metformin, a biguanide drug that is prescribed for millions of people worldwide for type 2 diabetes (T2D), mainly targets the liver to suppress ...

Scientists in Sweden have taken a major step toward a potential cure for type 1 diabetes by developing a more reliable way to create insulin-producing cells from human stem cells. These lab-grown ...

A new therapy has the potential to cure hundreds of diseases — and even reverse aging. Credit...Photo illustration by Kensuke Koike Supported by By Susan Dominus Why are babies born young? The most ...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Inside the University of Florida’s Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience in St. Augustine, the future of human medicine is slowly crawling across the glass of saltwater tanks.

The National Action Network convention showcased similarities and some differences in a wide-open field of possible contenders. By Tim Balk They coyly acknowledged interest in running for president, ...

New research by an interdisciplinary team in Lithuania has revealed a promising and unconventional approach to cartilage regeneration. Using extracellular vesicles derived from menstrual blood stromal ...