Understanding how cells become fat cells is a crucial part of tackling conditions like obesity and type 2 diabetes – and a ...

In Argentina, equine cloning in polo is no longer a rarity. It’s now a mature industry — although ethical dilemmas ...

Your sperm may age faster than you think. Researchers uncovered a molecular clock that could affect your child’s health before conception even starts.

Scientists have discovered that physical touch triggers the same brain response as winning money or eating chocolate, yet ...

Across mice, monkeys and humans, converging experiments show that gut bacteria can reprogram brain activity, tweak gene expression and even shift how neural tissue uses energy. The findings are ...

A virus has been used to reprogram cells in the brains of mice so that they produce dopamine – the brain chemical missing in people who have Parkinson’s disease ...

The thymus peptide upregulated 1,198 genes tied to energy metabolism, DNA repair, and cell cycle regulation. The Thymus ...

Scientists at Keck Medicine of USC are testing an experimental stem cell therapy that aims to restore the brain’s ability to ...

Lung cancer tumor cells in mice communicate with the brain, sending signals to deactivate the body’s immune response, a study ...

Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in or around the brain. They can be primary (originating in the brain) or secondary (metastatic, spreading to the brain from cancer elsewhere). They can also ...