When a cell divides, it performs a feat of microscopic choreography—duplicating its DNA and depositing it into two new cells.

A Northwestern Medicine study has shed light on one of the most intricate construction projects in biology: how cells build ...

The Y chromosome doesn’t seem to do much except determine sex – but its loss in older men might be linked to heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s.

New research from the University of Oklahoma, published today in Cancer Cell, describes for the first time a "triangle ...

DNA's iconic double helix does more than "just" store genetic information. Under certain conditions, it can temporarily fold ...

Mushrooms are low in calories and fat but rich in savory flavor. Lightly roasting, sautéing or grilling them deepens their ...

Immunotherapy, which uses programmed immune cells to selectively destroy cancer cells, has transformed cancer treatment. However, cancer cells have developed immune evasion strategies, leading to poor ...

Natural killer cells act as the immune system’s rapid-response team, but the stress of anxiety and insomnia may be quietly thinning their ranks. A study of young women in Saudi Arabia found that both ...

The upcoming drugs CagriSema and retatrutide target multiple gut hormones and could cause twice as much weight loss than ...