New insights have emerged into how the human brain develops. Two genes that are unique to humans work together to influence ...

The unexpected discovery may provide scientists with new insights into how cancer develops — and how to combat it.

Purdue University scientists have discovered a key mechanism that regulates how plants develop chloroplasts, essential ...

For organs to develop, grow and regenerate, cells must proliferate. But when that process goes awry, leading to uncontrolled cell growth, cancer can emerge.

Cell growth usually refers to cell proliferation, the increase in cell numbers that occurs through repeated cell division. Cell growth can also refer to the enlargement of cell volume, which can ...

Scientists used light to control how a starfish egg cell jiggles and moves during its earliest stage of development. Their optical system could guide the design of synthetic, light-activated cells for ...

Growth stocks had the upper hand in 2024: The Morningstar US Growth Index outperformed the Morningstar US Value Index by around 10 percentage points for the year, with growth stocks running up to ...

YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD big guys at the gym tossing around the word "hypertrophy" when they talk about their lifting goals — but what does that even mean? Are the principles behind the term just ...

Frequent blood donors may be getting more than a warm, fuzzy feeling from their altruism, as giving blood may also enhance your ability to produce healthy blood cells, potentially reducing the ...

The immune system is the body’s tool for preventing or limiting infection. Its complex network of cells, organs, proteins, and tissues enables the immune system to defend the body from pathogens.

U.S. M2 money supply grew 3.86% in January and continues to grow faster. When money supply is tight, it favors companies with lots of capital already on their balance sheet. There are several ...

Should a country’s gross domestic product include government spending? No, argued Simon Kuznets, the Nobel economics laureate who helped create the measure now known as GDP. When the US ...