Now, Cortical Labs has successfully developed a brain-on-a-chip computer primarily designed to aid scientists and researchers ...

New research has shed light on how plants precisely control their growth and development, revealing that seemingly similar molecular components fulfill surprisingly different jobs.

In biology classes from high school through university, I learned that mitochondria are little objects that reside within ...

A leader in genetics and cell biology, Susan K. Dutcher, of WashU Medicine has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. (Photo: WashU ...

Researchers observe how fluctuations in ovarian hormones shape the structure and function in the mouse hippocampus, with ...

An innovative imaging technique developed at Carnegie Mellon University reveals single bacterial cells leaving their biofilm ...

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One study found that the use of thyme extract increased the cilia beating frequency (CBF) in an in vitro model of a human COPD airway ... receptor agonist-induced receptor internalization and cell ...

1Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. 2Division of Allergic Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

The treatment involves using stem cells to "program" human immune cells, called microglia, to counteract signs of dementia in the brain, according to a press release from UCI. Microglia are immune ...