A new study has suggested that the simple act of taking a multivitamin, just once a day for two years, might slow some markers of biological aging. Eternal youth could be bought at bargain basement ...

After a heart attack, the heart struggles to recoup and maintain energy. One-third of patients develop heart failure as a ...

The arterial vasculature is the second most frequently calcified structure in the human body after the skeleton. Calcification of the aorta and aortic valves occurs in most individuals in westernized ...

Researchers reviewed how somatic mutations accumulate in normal and diseased tissues, showing that natural selection can expand clones that influence disease risk, tissue adaptation, or cellular ...

Every time we feel a gentle tap on the skin, specialized nerve cells convert that physical force into an electrical signal ...

The initial 'seed' for the hair follicle begins with epithelial stem cells (which make the hair itself) and dermal papilla ...

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

A new study from the University of Helsinki reveals how plant mitochondria draw molecular oxygen away from chloroplasts, an ...

Cryogenic microscopy at Diamond Light Source enables high-resolution, correlative imaging of cells under near-physiological ...

Women's health researcher Jennifer Garrison on the key role that ovaries appear to play in female health and aging.

Researchers at the University of Liège have identified a key genetic regulator that enables macrophages to reach full ...

Researchers at the University of Liège have identified a key genetic regulator that enables macrophages to reach full maturity and preserve the health of our organs. The MafB factor, a veritable ...