Scientists created safer weight loss chemicals that make cells burn more calories without dangerous side effects.

Every cell depends on proteins to function and stay healthy. These proteins are made inside the cell from amino acids, but ...

When you take a drug, where in your body does it actually go? For most medications, scientists can make only educated guesses about the answer to this question.

For the first time, researchers have been able to show how a cell closes the door to free radicals—small oxygen molecules ...

New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University Medical Center investigators, with co-authors across additional ...

The government has released a statement regarding demands to let free bus pass holders use them before 9.30am. Ministers said local authorities have been given funding for bus operators - and could ...

The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded on Monday to three scientists for discovering how a particular kind of cell can stop the body's immune system from attacking itself. The discovery of these ...

Scientists are exploring ways to mimic the origins of human life without two fundamental components: sperm and egg. They are coaxing clusters of stem cells – programmable cells that can transform into ...

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Viral membrane proteins are the proteins of choice in vaccines but are difficult to produce quickly and reliably for use in vaccines, limiting rapid response during emerging outbreaks. Researchers ...

A tiny elephant establishes a new stomping ground for 3-D printing: inside cells. For the first time, scientists have 3-D printed objects within living cells, including a 10-micrometer long elephant ...