Advanced light microscopy techniques are giving scientists a new understanding of human biology and what goes wrong in ...

When parts of the nervous system start to break down—or get broken—the consequences for human health can be staggering. Can ...

The field of immunology has long been focused on understanding the complex interactions between the immune system and ...

If it has seemed like more people you know are developing diabetes, you are right. The diabetes epidemic is not called that ...

The glycocalyx surrounds each cell in the human body like a coat. This complex sugar layer plays a key role in the ...

Scientists have developed a chemical method to reverse aging in human cells without the need for genetic modification.

Adipogenesis, the process of forming mature fat cells, is central to energy balance and obesity-related diseases. At the ...

Recent work from a coalition of Vanderbilt labs has found clear distinctions in insulin-secreting β-cell subtypes and drawn a connection between certain subtypes and a higher risk of diabetes.

Biomedical engineers have achieved a major breakthrough in organoid research, pushing us closer to a new era of ...

An team of scientists found a family of genome sequences known as “transposable elements.” They play a vital role in gene ...

Understanding these glycosylation patterns is just as important as analyzing other tools like labeled peptides, which are ...

New research suggests that DNA sequences historically considered to be "junk" have had an overlooked role in gene expression this whole time.