Most people have heard of stem cells. They are often described as "miracle" cells –ones that can grow into any other type of ...

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

Stanford Medicine researchers invent an electromagnetic device that can gently sort different types of cells by levitating ...

This color-coded graphic shows different populations of cells in the mouse brain, each one targeted by one of the genetic tools developed by scientists at the Allen Institute and other institutions.

The discovery of cells that prevent the immune system from hurting the body is paving the way for new treatments for ...

Find out how different vaccines for the coronavirus cause your body to create antibodies that fight the virus.

The most dangerous animal in the world just got easier to study—and perhaps defeat one day. Researchers from Rockefeller ...

A newly discovered cell type could transform how plastic surgeries are performed—from facial reconstructions to nose jobs. Cartilage transplants are central to many procedures, being used to fix cleft ...

Stem cells offer medical promise, but their capabilities vary. Adult, embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells each have ...