Shanghai researchers have mapped regulatory 'switches' in brain-supporting astrocytes, leading to the discovery of a gene that can halt Alzheimer's progression in mice. The gene, Ferd3l, restored near ...

Cancer incidence rises sharply with age, yet the biological mechanisms that make older patients more vulnerable to treatment failure remain poorly ...

The stiffness of tumor tissue plays a role in how cancer spreads. Furthermore, stiff tumor tissue leaves traces in the ...

A clinical trial to reverse age-related vision conditions using stem cell treatment could finally deliver on the promise of a ...

Scientists reprogram brain cells to remove Alzheimer’s plaques with a single injection, showing a new approach to long-term ...

Dr. Georg Winter explores how chemical neomorphs can give proteins new functions by reshaping their cellular interactions, ...

The idea that cells could be reset emerged from decades of research in regenerative medicine. The field traces back to 1962, ...

From billionaire-backed biotech to promising animal studies, this early trial will test whether partial reprogramming can ...

A Survival God for the Age of Abundance,” Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler explore what it means to be human in a world ...

Yuancheng Ryan Lu could barely breathe while he waited for his labmate to adjust the microscope focus. On the slide in front of them were the results of Lu’s latest attempt to turn back time for ...

It is well known that students who prepare in advance perform better in exams. Now, it appears that the skin can do the same. Rather than scrambling to repair itself only after injury occurs, a Korean ...

Summary: Scientists have identified a previously unknown genetic disease that combines the physical symptoms of premature aging (progeria) with severe neurological and intellectual deficits. By ...