A new analysis of more than 1,500 papers and 60 types of tissue has revealed the total number of cells in the human body. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Unexpectedly, the mass of small cells in our bodies, such as blood cells, is roughly the same as that of large ones such as muscle cells – a finding that has puzzled researchers.

Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type -- the blood stem cell. An international research team led by Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt and ...

Being able to use a cell's size to estimate its frequency in the body could help doctors better understand certain body systems and hard-to-count cell types, the researchers say.

A clinical trial will test the viability of lab-grown blood cells for transfusions. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Two ...

Current Medical Applications. Currently, cord blood stem cells are used in the treatment of over 80 diseases, including cancers, blood disorders, and immune deficiencies.

The brain atlas, a $375 million effort started in 2017, has identified more than 3,300 types of brain cells, an order of magnitude more than was previously reported.