Tumors are stressful places for cancer-fighting immune cells. Low oxygen, high acid levels, and other stressors put strain on ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manmade chemicals that accumulate in the body over time, have been linked to ...

Toxic “forever chemicals” are altering human liver function at a fundamental level by triggering both fat accumulation and ...

The process referred to as "nonsense-mediated mRNA decay" (NMD) is responsible for quality control in all cells of the body.

When the lungs are attacked by a virus, the damage doesn't stop there. The body's natural defenses cause inflammation while ...

Unlike traditional approaches that typically test one protein target or drug at a time in hopes of identifying an effective ...

When cells are healthy, we don't expect them to suddenly change cell types. A skin cell on your hand won't naturally morph ...

The human body possesses remarkable abilities to heal, regenerate and protect itself when given the right nutritional support. Certain foods contain unique compounds that can simultaneously support ...

New research published in Immunity by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found that, in mice, the toxic tumor ...

Coarse-grained models of cellular growth and high-throughput empirical genetic data support the Product neutrality function in which a double-mutant fitness is the product of single-mutant fitnesses.

Spaceflight accelerates aging in blood stem cells, raising health risks for astronauts and offering insights into human aging ...

Researchers took stem cells from bone marrow and found that after a little over a month in space, the functions of those ...