A new study suggests that a group of cells, key for the health of blood and the immune system, are vulnerable to aging-like ...

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes.

Scientists have discovered which animal was the first to branch off from our collective common ancestor. For years, debate had raged over whether the first to diverge was the sea sponge or the comb ...

The "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2025 FA22 will fly close past Earth at more than 24,000 mph on Thursday (Sept. 18). The ...

The Atlas blue butterfly, also known as Polyommatus atlantica, has been genetically confirmed as having the highest number of ...

A girl, 14, thought she was having her first period, before she was diagnosed with a rare vaginal cancer after doctors ...

A research group from the National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) has found that an alteration in the POT1 gene prevents lung tissue from regenerating, which over time makes breathing difficult. The ...

Cell division is one of the most thoroughly studied processes in biology, yet many of its details remain mysterious. A century-old puzzle surrounding the “crown” of cell division – the kinetochore ...

Telomere damage drives T cell exhaustion. Antioxidants restored their cancer-fighting strength in mice. Tumor environments place heavy stress on immune cells that fight cancer. Limited oxygen, ...

A research team led by Professor Simona Giunta at the University of Rome La Sapienza has produced the first reference-quality ...

Stem cells are special cells that can develop into various kinds of tissue. Stem cell aging is potentially worrisome because ...

New research shows cannabis can speed up egg maturation but at the cost of egg quality, increasing the risk of abnormal ...