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 ...

Scientists at UCSF identified a key cellular switch that plays a large role in pulmonary fibrosis, and found a way of blocking it to halt progression of the disease.

A recent study published in EMBO Reports by researchers from Osaka University and Nara Medical University sheds light on a fundamental process within cells-microautophagy-that plays a crucial role in ...

By electrically stimulating macrophages, scientists at Trinity College Dublin have found a way to calm inflammation and ...

As chronic liver disease becomes more widespread, researchers at Science Tokyo have developed a lab-grown organoid that ...

Could yeast and humans be any more different? Going by looks alone, probably not. But peering into our genomes reveals ...

If cancer is a disease of overabundance, where cells divide without restraint and tumors grow despite the body's best interests, then degenerative diseases are disorders of deprivation. When ...

When injured, cells have well-regulated responses to promote healing. These include a long-studied self-destruction process that cleans up dead and damaged cells as well as a more recently identified ...

Bowhead whales can live over 200 years thanks to a protein that helps their cells repair DNA damage efficiently.

As muscles age, their cells lose the ability to regenerate and heal after injury. Cornell Engineering researchers have ...

When it comes to treating disease, one promising avenue is addressing the presence of senescent cells. These cells—also known ...