Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cell in the human brain according to the latest ...

A study published in Cell Research advances a central idea in stem cell biology by identifying a checkpoint that controls the identity of many different types of stem cells across developmental stages ...

A new map of the "maternal-fetal interface" reveals a new type of cell.

Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cell in the human brain according to the latest ...

AN ADULT HUMAN body consists of some 37trn cells. Not so long ago, these were thought to come in 220 different types. That number, the product of painstaking decades spent peering through microscopes ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have found that two of the most frequently administered stem cell therapies, which are often used interchangeably, actually contain ...

This color-coded graphic shows different populations of cells in the mouse brain, each one targeted by one of the genetic tools developed by scientists at the Allen Institute and other institutions.

Sickle cell disease is inherited at birth when you receive related genes from both parents. One gene usually causes sickle cell trait (SCT), which often has no health problems. The main sickle cell ...

Subtypes of basal cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer, may differ in appearance, aggressiveness, treatment options, and who’s likely to develop them. Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the ...

A new study found that eighty-year-olds with particularly sharp memory have a significantly higher number of young nerve ...

A new map of the "maternal-fetal interface" reveals a new type of cell, as well as the types of cells most likely to be ...