A protein that stops cells from dividing in response to damage or stress could be a new biomarker or therapeutic target for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD ...

According to the theory old cells split into new cells and the formation of new cells is known as cell division or cell production. This was firstly observed by Flemming in 1882 but an extensive ...

the increase in cell numbers that occurs through repeated cell division. Cell growth can also refer to the enlargement of cell volume, which can take place in the absence of cell division.

About 100 cells divide every second in our body. A key protein in cell division is a protein kinase termed Plk1, because it activates other proteins involved in this process. Plk1 is also ...

Down’s syndrome is one of the most common chromosomal abnormalities, that presents a spectrum of physical, developmental, ...

That's because sex — and gender roles, too —permeates all the way down to the most unreproductive of cell types. If you want ...

Fungi, such as molds, yeasts and mushrooms, are composed of eukaryotic cells. Unlike plant cells, fungal cells have cell walls made of chitin instead of cellulose. They lack chloroplasts, meaning they ...

A stem cell–based therapy initially developed at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) may lead to a new treatment for advanced Parkinson's disease, according to results from a phase 1 clinical ...

The division has been at the helm of a 10-year-old program called the Sickle Cell Disease Data Collection ... changes and looming layoffs would mean an erosion of robust leadership for the project.