An adult human body consists of some 37 trillion cells. Not so long ago, these were thought to come in 220 different types.

One cell, 19 compartments, thousands of proteins Each of our cells is built from a collection of about 10,000 kinds of proteins. Researchers have long had the ability to track the positions of ...

"This research introduces the novel concept of reversible cancer therapy by reverting cancer cells to normal cells," concluded Cho. "It also develops foundational technology for identifying ...

"Seeing is believing," the founder of lab company Truvian told me. So I tried its tabletop blood testing device—which promises results in 30 minutes—for myself.

T-cell lymphoma is a type of lymphatic cancer that starts in the T lymphocytes (T cells), a type of white blood cell. T lymphocytes (T cells) and B lymphocytes (B cells) are two types of white blood ...

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Scientists have charted a comprehensive map of the brain cells responsible for keeping ... which looked at the flow of oxygenated blood, pointed out a hub where these awareness and wakefulness ...

Myeloproliferative disorders include several different conditions that are characterized by excess production of blood cells in the body. They differ based on which type of blood cell is ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — While most known types of DNA damage are fixed by our cells' in-house DNA repair mechanisms, some forms of DNA damage evade repair and can persist for many years, new research shows.

Bioinformatics allowed me to address these questions faster and with a broader perspective. The growing availability of public data facilitated this. However, the transition wasn’t easy. I tried many ...