Until today, skin, brain, and all tissues of the human body were difficult to observe in detail with an optical microscope, since the contrast in the image was hindered by the high density of their ...

A study in Nature reveals how gut cells sense microbial flagellin and signal the brain to stop eating—introducing a sixth ...

Inside each cell of the human body are proteins that control which genes are expressed at the right place and time. However, intriguingly, many of the most important proteins involved in gene ...

Viewed this way, “Mind-Body medicine” is the tail wagging the dog, to put it mildly.

Researchers from ChristianaCare’s Helen F. Graham Cancer Center & Research Institute and the University of Delaware have ...

The human body undergoes a daily replacement of billions of cells, but the tissues remain flawlessly organized. How can that be?

Scientists have uncovered a surprisingly simple “tissue code”: five rules that choreograph when, where, and how cells divide, ...

Why space wrecks the human bodyIn this week’s episode of Space Minds, we explore how microgravity accelerates aging—and guest Dr. Nadia Maarouf shares her insights on the phenomenon and what ...

What Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets Do to the Human Body So-called “less-lethal” weapons like those that have been used against demonstrators in Los Angeles can cause severe, lasting harm like ...