Mitochondria are essential for cell survival, repair, and adaptation. Not only do they generate most of the energy needed ...

Adults whose brains still have strong neuron production seem to have better memory and cognitive function than do those in ...

When myelin breaks down, white matter in the brain deteriorates, a change commonly seen with aging. At the same time, microglia, the brain’s primary immune cells, can shift from protective responders ...

Building functional human muscle in the laboratory has long been a goal of regenerative medicine, but one stubborn obstacle ...

Proteins long known to be essential for hearing have been hiding a talent: they also act as gatekeepers that shuffle fatty molecules across cell membranes. When this newly discovered function goes ...

New research shows smoking changes how key eye cells control genes, helping explain why smokers face a much higher risk of ...

Weight loss is notoriously hard to maintain. Within a few years most people regain the pounds they initially lose, whether ...

For decades, differences in pain between men and women have often been attributed to psychological, emotional or social ...

Proof-of-concept trial in a single patient shows that cells can survive transplantation without immunosuppression ...

Other cells, such as glial cells, support the function of neurons. Neuroscience has often painted glial cells as the glue that holds neurons together, but glial cells can also be helpful in promoting ...

Mitochondrial transplantation is an emerging technique aimed at restoring cellular energy production in diseases marked by ...