The hippocampus is an important brain region known to support various cognitive (i.e., mental) processes, including the ...

Researchers from the University of California San Diego Sanford Stem Cell Institute have discovered that spaceflight ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manmade chemicals that accumulate in the body over time, have been linked to liver disease and cancer, but it is not yet clear how they cause damage.

Spaceflight makes certain human stem cells age faster, a study finds, furthering the understanding of the possible effects of ...

New research has identified yet another way that spaceflight tampers with the human body. A study involving samples flown on ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manmade chemicals that accumulate in the body over time, have been linked to liver disease and cancer, but ...

Electrical stimulation of macrophages could represent a new therapy to boost the body’s own repair processes in a range of ...

Toxic “forever chemicals” are altering human liver function at a fundamental level by triggering both fat accumulation and cancer-linked cell damage, a new study has found. Several of these compounds, ...

Spaceflight accelerates aging in blood stem cells, raising health risks for astronauts and offering insights into human aging ...