Microplastics might clog up immune cells, preventing them from fighting infections and clearing away dead cells, as well as ...

Every multicellular organism, from tiny worms to humans, elephants, and whales, needs a way for their cells to connect with each other to form tissues, organs, and organize their overall body plan.

Do all our cells have a type of memory, and if so, how might this influence health? We investigate. Design by MNT; Photography by Grant Faint/Getty Images & Ed Reschke/Getty Images. Memory is one of ...

A growing body of research is challenging the long-held assumption that memory and awareness belong exclusively to the brain. Scientists working across immunology, biophysics, and neuroscience have ...

Scientists have built a massive cellular atlas showing how aging reshapes the body across 21 organs. Studying nearly 7 million cells, they found that aging starts earlier than expected and unfolds in ...

Scientists have discovered a group of brainstem cells that help keep blood pressure stable as the body moves through daily activities.

Researchers have created an early map of some of the human body's estimated 37.2 trillion cells. Each type of cell has a unique role, and knowing what all the cells do can help scientists better ...

Every single second, a million cells in your body die. So where does all that waste go? A new study reveals a surprisingly cannibalistic cleanup method. Some dead stem cells in the mammal body appear ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DARE cells When tissue is severely damaged, surviving cells can respond in a concentrated burst of biological repair known as ...

For decades, lab-grown cells have been studied in materials that don't reflect the softness and flexibility of human tissue.

Biobots, whose growing line of variants started with xenobots, are fascinating tiny self-powered living robots built ...