After a long trail race, some of your red blood cells may not bend the way they should. That matters because red blood cells have a tight job description.

As is often the case with cancer treatments, many patients are able to benefit from therapy for a time. Tumor activity ...

New research shows that physical pressure from brain tumors or injuries triggers a "self-destruction" program in neurons, leading to irreversible brain damage.

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered a potent immunotherapy approach for treating meningiomas, the most common type of primary brain tumor, according to a study published in Nature ...

Picture a star-shaped cell in the brain, stretching its spindly arms out to cradle the neurons around it. That's an astrocyte ...

Traditional oxygen-ion–conducting cells require high operating temperatures, creating cost, durability, and material compatibility challenges. Protonic ceramic cells (PCCs) offer an alternative, ...

Metal-halide perovskite solar cells are attractive for next-generation photovoltaics due to their low fabrication cost and rapidly rising efficiencies. However, exposure to light and oxygen generates ...

Researchers have identified a specific protein complex inside neurons that tags toxic tau fragments for destruction, offering the clearest explanation yet for why certain brain cells survive while ...

Today, the American Diabetes Association(R) (ADA) announced the awardees of the 2026 Pathway to Stop Diabetes(R) (Pathway) Award grants. The seven new awards, totaling $11.3 million in strategic ...

Study identified numerous influential “hub genes” that offer promising new targets for early detection and therapeutic intervention.

Scientists have discovered a brain signaling pathway that eliminates body fat without reducing food intake by targeting ...

Many everyday foods and seasonings—such as herbs, spices, and aromatic plants—contain natural compounds called phytochemicals that can regulate inflammatory pathways. For centuries, these ingredients ...