Reproductive biologists led by Francesca Duncan of Northwestern University made the discovery after studying the ovaries of mice. Like humans, mouse ovaries also go quiet, typically around the ...

The mitochondria (center) is part of the cell machinery. (SciePro/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) To properly understand ...

A landmark study due to start in the coming months aims to test a method for rejuvenating our immune system in older age. The ...

A protein called “Mitch” may hold the key to a new generation of obesity treatments. Researchers found that disabling it in human cells boosts fat burning, increases energy use, and makes it harder ...

The word creatine might make you think of beefed-up bodybuilders but increasingly, experts like Gary Brecka – founder of The ...

Researchers have uncovered a cellular switch that may decide whether fat is burned or stored.

Credit: Shutterstock A wild mouse with an unusually long life may reveal clues to healthy aging. Aging is often treated as an unavoidable biological process, but evolution tells a more complicated ...

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that can feed, grow and replicate like a natural cell.

Scientists in America have carried out significant new research ...

People with ADHD should keep a careful eye on their heart health, though the reasons why are unclear ...

Biomedical engineers use iPSCs to grow specialized retinal endothelial cells, successfully regenerating damaged eye blood ...

Blind people have been offered fresh hope of seeing again after lab-grown cells restored retinal function in mice. The ...