When HHMI Investigator Amita Sehgal started studying sleep 25 years ago, the topic elicited a yawn from most biologists. "In ...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 29, 2025) A study, published in Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, “investigates genotoxic effects on farmers in Paraíba, Brazil, analyzing buccal mucosa cells [cells ...

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. They ferry oxygen, nutrients, and waste ...

Scientists discover how yellow fever and encephalitis viruses enter human cells, and block them with decoy molecules.

New study reveals how influenza virus infiltrates heart tissue via specialised immune cells, triggering damaging interferon ...

New research reveals that triggering a cell’s DNA damage response could be a promising avenue for developing novel treatments against several rare but devastating viruses for which no antiviral ...

Ultramarathons might push red blood cells past their limits—accelerating their aging in the process.

Extreme endurance running damages red blood cells in ways that may affect their ability to function properly, according to a study published in the American Society of Hematology's journal Blood Red ...

Essentially, the less damage you have the better your long-term prognosis. Stimulating the cellular "recovery team," through this novel experimental drug, boosts the body's ability to repair itself.

Researchers discover how much inner-ear damage it takes to affect balance, showing why small declines can trigger major symptoms.