Researchers found that cells in skin that stop dividing but don’t die, called senescent cells, aren’t all the same, coming in three types with distinct treatment responses.
May 6, 2025 —
Teens and young adults who took a smoking cessation drug called varenicline were more likely to quit vaping nicotine than those who got a placebo pill.
May 6, 2025 —
A study in mice yielded new insights into the workings of nerve cells that sense touch and temperature from the skin, and how inflammation leads to pain.
April 29, 2025 —
Scientists mapped the connections between hundreds of thousands of neurons in a small section of mouse brain and examined their firing patterns in response to visual stimuli.
April 22, 2025 —
Proteins perform many different functions in biology. Scientists have been working to custom design proteins that can perform unique functions beneficial to human health.
April 15, 2025 —
An artificial intelligence (AI) screening tool identified patients at risk for opioid use disorder and helped reduce readmission to hospitals.
