Sound doesn't just enter your ears – it may actually talk to your cells. New research out of Kyoto University shows that ...

Every organ in our body contains a small number of adult stem cells that are specific to its niche. These cells act like a ...

Novel tools that allow neuron-specific investigations of the structure controlling sleep regulation in fruit flies reveal the extent of neuronal heterogeneity.

Researchers from Tel Aviv University have developed an innovative method that can help to understand better how cells behave in changing biological environments, such as those found within a cancerous ...

Cell membrane proteins hide secret gateways that can be used to modify cell behavior. This has been demonstrated in a study led by the Hospital del Mar Research Institute and published in Nature ...

As you read this sentence, trillions of cells are moving around in your body. From the red blood cells being pumped by your ...

The physics of how a quirky pond organism filters the water for food provides new insights into a possible driver of early evolution.

New research reveals that neurons can switch their migration strategy depending on whether they move on flat surfaces or through tight, crowded spaces.

Biomedical researchers have decoded how mechanical forces drive cell behavior in fibrosis ... Washington University in St. Louis, speaking of research recently published in Nature Materials.

The new research maps a network of cytokine signals that interact with specific brain cells to regulate mood, anxiety, and social behavior. If confirmed in further studies in animals and people, these ...

A team led by Professor Kazuhiro Maeshima of the National Institute of Genetics (ROIS) and SOKENDAI in Japan has developed a ...

A study in mouse models of depression found a link between a high-salt diet and this condition. The findings also suggested that this was because the high salt content affected the production of the ...