To prepare the 46 chromosomes of a human cell for transport to the daughter cells during cell division, each chromosome forms a compact X-shaped structure with two rod-like copies. How the cell ...

For the first time, researchers have discovered and isolated adult stem cells from a non-human primate. This finding could transform the foundation for how we develop stem cell treatments.

Researchers in the UK have received approval to conduct the first ever human trials for a stem cell treatment to reverse hearing loss.

Nerve cells are not just nerve cells. Depending on how finely we distinguish, there are several hundred to several thousand different types of nerve cells in the human brain, according to the ...

Human Pegivirus may be environmental trigger for Parkinson’s disease Northwestern Medicine find HPgV in brain samples of people with Parkinson’s, not in those without ...