Penn State researchers have developed a technique they call “cellular snowballing,” in which lab-grown cells mixed with ...

Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown feature of cell death that reshapes how the immune system identifies and ...

As we age, our cells don’t just wear down—they reorganize. Researchers found that cells actively remodel a key structure called the endoplasmic reticulum, reducing protein-producing regions while ...

Cellular health plays a crucial role in your overall well-being. On average, the human body has between 30-40 trillion cells of various types and with various functions. The healthier your cells are, ...

In several disease conditions, including infections and cancers, innate immune activation and nutrient scarcity occur together. A study from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, published in Cell, ...

Scientists have also found potential links between exposure and health problems like cancer and Parkinson's disease.

As 2025 comes to a close, the editors at The Scientist asked researchers to reflect on the biggest breakthroughs in cell biology this year. They named advances in everything from embryo models for ...

Can the bend of a banana give us insight into cancer? What does the shape of a rice grain have to do with infertility? The proteins that give plants their shape and structure are also involved in ...

Will Shrank, MD, in December 2025 unveiled a new plan for managing the high costs of an expected future wave of gene-based treatments as many drugmakers seek to more broadly apply the kind of ...

Cell therapy is an advanced biomedical approach that utilizes living cells as therapeutic agents to treat disease or repair tissue. 4 Scientists isolate cells from a patient or a healthy donor and ...