Scientists target senescent "zombie cells" with new drugs called senolytics, which may slow aging and prevent diseases like ...

Can reprogramming our genes make us young again? A breakthrough in longevity research may be nearing its first human trials.

Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose cells revolutionized medical research, is honored with a wax figure at Morgan State ...

The ability to perceive the bitter taste is thought to have evolved as a protective mechanism, signaling the presence of ...

Researchers will soon be able to study biological changes at scales and speeds not previously possible to significantly ...

Scaling up biohybrid robots has been difficult due to the weak contractile force of lab-grown muscles, the risk of necrosis in thick muscle tissues, and the challenge of integrating biological ...

In 2022, Cortical Labs made a big splash after teaching human brain cells in a petri dish how to play the video game "Pong." Through a combination of "hard silicon and soft tissue," the company ...

A protein called angiopoietin-2 (ANGPT2) can both inhibit and encourage blood vessel changes critical for sepsis, a leading ...

One of the few drug developers based in Worcester is leaving Wormtown for Waltham. Also, Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have ...