Humans who pursue learning amidst inevitable death, in the terror of a crisis, do so in a hope practiced amidst the terrors of peace. That’s it. But it’s not simple. I have actively pondered the ...

DNA's iconic double helix does more than "just" store genetic information. Under certain conditions, it can temporarily fold ...

When a cell divides, it performs a feat of microscopic choreography—duplicating its DNA and depositing it into two new cells.

Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them - signaling molecules, nutrients, even ...

Scientists may have stumbled across a network of vessels in the brain that helps clear out waste fluid – a discovery that could "represent a paradigm shift in our understanding of all neurodegenerativ ...

Scientists at Cedars-Sinai have uncovered a surprising repair system in the spinal cord that could open new doors for treating paralysis, stroke, and diseases like multiple sclerosis. They found that ...

A Northwestern Medicine study has shed light on one of the most intricate construction projects in biology: how cells build ...

Physical forces from gravity, muscle contraction, and more have strong impacts on how the cells in our bodies behave. For instance, weight-bearing exercise helps stave off osteoporosis because cells ...

Northwestern University scientists have developed the most advanced organoid model for human spinal cord injury to date. In a ...