Novartis has settled a suit by Henrietta Lacks' estate alleging the pharmaceutical giant unjustly profited off cells were ...

Ms. Lacks’s family accused Novartis of profiting from her cells, which were taken from her without her consent in 1951, when ...

Adults whose brains still have strong neuron production seem to have better memory and cognitive function than do those in ...

Elderly people with frailty, which affects up to one-quarter of over-50s, increased their endurance after a single dose of ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new way that giant embryonic cells divide—without relying on the classic “purse-string” ring long thought essential for splitting a cell in two. Studying ...

Using the age-old medium of Doom, boffins just gave us a look into our cyborg future by making the game run on wetware ...

A first in-human, phase I trial examined feasibility as well as safety ...

Spina bifida is a type of neural tube defect, meaning that a fetus’ developing spine and spinal cord don’t fully form and ...

Let’s start with a quick biology refresher: Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. They convert the food we eat into ...

A study reveals how two proteins cooperate in a key early step of antiviral detection, as reported by researchers at Science ...