Cells are not immortal, and that is a good thing. After a certain number of divisions, many human cells stop multiplying for ...

A new Dartmouth study opens new avenues for understanding—and potentially manipulating—how cells decide to live or die.

From microglia reprogramming to immune cell-based diagnostics, 2025 was a big year for breakthroughs in cell biology.

With a new study in the journal Cell, researchers at Stanford University and Stockholm University have contributed to increased knowledge about gene regulation in human cells.

Researchers discovered that a long-misunderstood protein plays a key role in helping chromosomes latch onto the right “tracks ...

For generations, gray hair has been treated as a cosmetic problem to hide, a visible marker of age and stress. Now a wave of ...

The study's main contributors include (L-R) graduate student Joshua Shaffer, professor Upasna Sharma, and postdoc Alka Gupta. (Photo by Carolyn Lagattuta) The pioneering research of UC Santa Cruz’s ...

Interactions among viruses can help them succeed inside their hosts or impart vulnerabilities that make them easier to treat.

Eating is one of life’s few constants: If you’re not eating right now, you’ll certainly be eating something within a few hours. But when and how often we should eat is still not fully understood.

A new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study offers a unified biological model to explain how genetic ...