Normal human red blood cells have an average life span of about 120 days in the circulation after which they are engulfed by macrophages. This is an extremely efficient process as macrophages ...

Cells change their metabolic profiles in response to underlying gene regulatory networks, but how can alterations in metabolism encode specific transcriptional instructions? Here, we show that forcing ...

A specific group of nerve cells in the brain stem appears to control how semaglutide affects appetite and weight -- without causing nausea. A specific group of nerve cells in the brain stem ...

People often refer to mitochondria as the powerhouses of the cell. Their main function is to generate the energy necessary to power cells, but they are also involved in cell signaling and death.

1Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology, VIB, Leuven, Belgium. 2Laboratory of Tumor Inflammation and Angiogenesis, Center for Cancer Biology, Department of ...

Investors now have three ASX-listed stem cell therapy companies to choose from – and we can thank sector big daddy Mesoblast for inspiring the third. Hitherto a developer of peptide-based drugs for ...

Inmates at a Missouri prison have filed a lawsuit claiming they're suffering from life-threatening extreme heat in their un-air-conditioned cells during the summer. The suit claims that the ...

Background: T cells that are genetically modified with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) hold promise for immunotherapy of cancer. Currently, there are intense efforts to improve the safety and efficacy ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) LEM-3, a nuclease conserved as ANKLE1 in humans, resolves persistent DNA bridges during the final stages of cell division by cleaving DNA at the midbody. Proper ...

LMR cells reportedly offer a 33% higher energy density when compared to leading lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) cells. GM says this feature will boost range to over 400 miles (644 km) in most of its ...

Illumina is suing Element Biosciences, with the sequencing giant accusing its smaller rival of infringing on five of its patents covering flow cell and imaging technologies used in automated ...

A photograph obtained by The Associated Press from law enforcement shows the opening behind a toilet in a cell that the men escaped through. Above the hole are scrawled messages that include “To ...