Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan studied what happens when macrophages—a type of immune cell—encounter dying cancer cells in tumors and discovered a mechanism that accelerates tumor ...

Cancer cells get power boost by stealing mitochondria from nerves The theft probably helps the cells to spread around the body, and preventing it could provide a path to treatment, researchers say.

How brain cells meant to help may be making depression worse Researchers identify astrocyte-mediated molecular pathways that are key to the onset and progression of neuroinflammation in clinical ...

COVID-19 protein triggers immune attacks on healthy cells — but a common drug can stop it Date: June 24, 2025 Source: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Summary: Scientists have uncovered a ...

MAGA influencers have taken to fearmongering over threats of Iranian “sleeper cells” in the wake of President Donald Trump’s unilateral entry into Israel’s war with Iran.

Global warming does not affect our planet evenly. Some areas such as the Arctic region or high mountain peaks warm faster ...

The threat of sleeper cells in the U.S. has “never been higher,” though there are no current specific threats, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). A memo sent Saturday from ...

Sleeper cells generally refer to foreign agents who lie low, going about their seemingly normal daily life, until called on to carry out a mission or attack.

The open benchmark competition will evaluate the ability of AI-powered virtual cell models to generalize to new cell contexts for therapeutic applications.

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Capital Medical University utilized gene editing to create senescence-resistant human mesenchymal progenitor cells (SRCs). In a 44-week trial ...

A previously unknown structure discovered in our cells could pave the way toward new treatments for various genetic disorders. The existence of the organelle—which has been dubbed the ...