Natural killer cells act as the immune system’s rapid-response team, but the stress of anxiety and insomnia may be quietly thinning their ranks. A study of young women in Saudi Arabia found that both ...

One of the most unusual — and fun — events in college sports is a high-stakes spreadsheeting competition in Las Vegas.

New research by UCLA Health and UC San Francisco has uncovered why certain brain cells are more resilient than others to the buildup of a toxic protein that is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease and ...

Biologists have uncovered a new mode of communication inside cells that helps bacterial pathogens learn how to evade drugs. Their findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, describe how ...

Bone health relies on a balance between osteoblasts (builders) and osteoclasts (recyclers). Peak bone mass occurs in early adulthood; deficiencies during this window amplify fracture risks later in ...

In a study being published in the March issue of Phytomedicine and published online ahead of print, CBD was found to protect newborn brain cells from one of the most damaging effects of oxygen ...

Nicole Polizzi, best known to "Jersey Shore" fans as "Snooki," is being vulnerable about recent uncomfortable medical procedures. In a Jan. 21 TikTok video, the 38-year-old reality TV personality ...

Legislation to ban student cell phone use in class moved one step closer to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk. The Michigan Senate voted on a pair of bills Thursday, Jan. 22 that would prohibit students ...

Researchers have engineered magnetically controlled fluorescent proteins that can be remotely dimmed and brightened in cells and living animals. The hope is that these proteins’ magnetic sensitivity — ...

A new study published by Global Medical Genetics reports that cannabidiol may influence drug resistance mechanisms in chronic myelogenous leukemia by reshaping exosomal microRNA signaling, ...

Stanford University-led researchers report that tumor cells hijack mitochondria from immune cells, reducing anti-tumor immune function and activating cGAS-STING and type I interferon signaling that ...