Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria, the 'powerhouses' of our cells, allows us to make the fuel we need from sugars, a ...

Researchers found LUCA, our earliest common ancestor, lived 4.2 billion years ago. It had a complex biology, affecting its ...

Feel like your metabolism, heart, skin or muscles suddenly just aren't the same as they used to be? This might be why.

While some animals like mammals have a limited ability to regenerate lost tissues, planarians can be cut roughly in half and ...

Once one of these organs fails, especially without successful resuscitation, it triggers a rapid domino effect. The others ...

As the Texas measles outbreak continues, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the disease "should not" kill healthy children. A Utah ...

Scientists have grown a tooth in a lab, marking a significant step toward regenerative dental treatments. The study, carried out in London by King's College and Imperial College, used a specially ...

The structural biologist, who has devoted his life to studying the processes behind aging, discusses the surprising things he ...

Scientists develop lab-grown model of the human sensory pathway to investigate how pain signals are transmitted to the brain.

A recent paper links CAG repeat expansion with widespread RNA changes, especially in brain cells vulnerable to HD. “Knocking ...

Canada Gairdner Awards recognize the world’s most accomplished researchers whose work is improving our understanding of human ...

Tiny magnetic bacteria that live in tightly bound groups are showing scientists how life might have evolved complex, multicellular forms. These rare bacteria can’t survive alone – they depend on one ...