Experts urge caution in interpreting results of a small pilot study finding microplastics in prostate cancer tissue, calling the results provocative but preliminary.

For many years, biology textbooks have explained hair growth in a simple way. They say that new cells form at the bottom of ...

Intrinsically disordered proteins lack a fixed structure, which is why they have been considered "undruggable" targets for ...

Study shows where antibiotics settle within the outer layers of liver cells could predict drug-induced toxicity early ...

Scientists have engineered a lab-on-a-chip system capable of applying precisely controlled mechanical forces to biological materials that mimic the extracellular matrix.

The team’s theoretical calculations were largely supported by the results, and showed it’s all about the viscosity. Water reached the 90 percent mark in only a few seconds. Meanwhile, cold maple syrup ...

Researchers affiliated with RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research and biotech firm OrganTech have produced fully ...

Discover why we stop scratching. Researchers identify spinal cord neurons that signal when an itch is satisfied, offering hope for new chronic itch treatments.

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cancerous cells that break away from the primary tumor, enter the bloodstream, and travel to another part of the body. Research into CTCs, particularly their ...

A new study reveals restoring mangroves could save $800 million in storm damage, protect 140,000 people from flooding, and ...

A recent study by EPFL finds that extraterrestrial signals in the Milky Way are likely rare and distant, with few detectable transmissions reaching Earth at any time ...

Medical, dental and master's students in biomedical sciences frequently take standardized, multiple-choice question tests to assess their foundational knowledge. Reasons for its widespread use include ...