System not fit for purpose due to poor infrastructure and planning, with minority groups particularly at risk, MPs say ...

Much was promised in the late 1990s, but the challenge of advances such as growing whole human organs has been difficult to deliver, writes Simon Roach ...

Clearance of dying cells is essential to the health of tissues. Study of hair follicles finds that, when follicle stem cells encounter dying neighbours, they become temporarily able to engulf and ...

Psychological stress may alter the gut microbiome, potentially accelerating the aging process in bone marrow stem cells, a ...

T cells are an elite fighting force of the immune system, seeking out and destroying diseased cells. But in a prolonged campaign against a chronic condition—like a viral infection or cancer—the body ...

In a study published in Science, USC researchers paired a biological discovery with an engineering feat to create more ...

Most people have heard of stem cells. They are often described as “miracle” cells –ones that can grow into any other type of cell in our bodies, promising revolutionary medical treatments. However, ...

Synthetic organizers provide a way to control formation of kidney organoids as more reliable models for studying disease and ...

Deep inside our bones, a remarkable process is taking place every second of our lives. Hidden in the soft tissue called bone marrow, the body continuously produces millions of new blood cells and ...

If you are a parent of a young child with autism (especially level 2 or 3, requiring significant support), the promise of a ...