Other cells, such as glial cells, support the function of neurons. Neuroscience has often painted glial cells as the glue ...

A new study describes a technique that rejuvenates aging blood-forming stem cells and could help reduce the risk of age-related blood disorders.

Pain is something most people experience after an injury, whether from a sprained ankle, surgery or car accident. Normally pain fades as the body heals. But it may last longer in women than in men, ...

Until now, doctors knew hepatic stellate cells mainly as drivers of liver fibrosis. The actual functions of this cell type have hardly been studied to date. Researchers from the German Cancer Research ...

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are tiny biological bubbles that carry nucleic acids and proteins between cells, playing an essential role in tissue repair, neuroprotection and immune health. By ...

Running extreme distances may strain more than just muscles and joints. New research suggests ultramarathons can alter red ...

Cigarette smoke accelerates eye aging by causing epigenetic changes that block the eye's natural repair genes.

Proteins long known to be essential for hearing have been hiding a talent: they also act as gatekeepers that shuffle fatty ...

Learn more about the impact ultramarathon running has on red blood cells and how it may do more harm than good for the body.

Extreme endurance running damages red blood cells in ways that may affect their ability to function properly, according to a ...