Professor Kenji Osafune (Department of Cell Growth and Differentiation) and his team of researchers have devised an effective ...

Analysing circulating tumour cells (CTCs) in the blood could help scientists detect cancer in the body. But separating CTCs from blood is a difficult, laborious process and requires large sample ...

Introduction: Accumulating evidence indicates that the increased presence of astrocytes is fundamentally linked to the neurological dysfunctions observed in individuals with Down syndrome (DS). REST ...

Affected populations: Babesiosis is a rare and potentially fatal parasitic disease that destroys red blood cells, the cells that supply tissues with oxygen from the lungs.

Researchers investigated how to use bio-based materials to produce effective UV protection films for solar cells. The study was the first to compare how the properties of different bio-based UV ...

Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered that epithelial cells communicate using slow electrical signals, a previously unknown ability. Their study, published in PNAS, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The government has triggered an emergency measure to use police cells to hold prisoners, as jails are close to being full again. 'Operation Safeguard' is an agreement between the National Police ...

Prisoners will be temporarily held in police cells to deal with prisons running out of space, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed. The emergency measures, called Operation Safeguard, are ...