During pregnancy, maternal and fetal cells migrate back and forth across the placenta, with fetal cells entering the mother's bloodstream and tissues. They can settle in maternal organs such as the ...

Natural killer cells act as the immune system’s rapid-response team, but the stress of anxiety and insomnia may be quietly thinning their ranks. A study of young women in Saudi Arabia found that both ...

The development of humans and other animals unfolds gradually over time, with cells taking on specific roles and functions via a process called cell fate determination. The fate of individual cells, ...

Nicole Polizzi, best known to "Jersey Shore" fans as "Snooki," is being vulnerable about recent uncomfortable medical procedures. In a Jan. 21 TikTok video, the 38-year-old reality TV personality ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Within a month of the treatment, Tyler woke up unable to see in one eye—her retina ...

How can I heal faster? After an injury, surgery, persistent inflammation, or even an outbreak of acne, cell regeneration starts and the body goes into repair mode. It’s a complex, energy-intensive ...

Researchers have found a reliable way to grow helper T cells from stem cells, solving a major challenge in immune-based cancer therapy. Helper T cells act as the immune system’s coordinators, helping ...

Teenagers as young as 12 years old in New York juvenile detention centers are held for prolonged periods in solitary confinement cells without plumbing, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this month ...

Legislation to ban student cell phone use in class moved one step closer to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk. The Michigan Senate voted on a pair of bills Thursday, Jan. 22 that would prohibit students ...

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed an experimental immunotherapy that takes an unconventional approach to metastatic cancer. Rather than targeting cancer cells ...