Red blood cells are the most abundant cells in the body. It has long been known that when red blood cells break down or anemia occurs due to bleeding, the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) increases, ...

A potentially life-saving cancer treatment is often referred to as the original immunotherapy and it helped pave the way for ...

Review highlights the growing evidence that aging is linked to reduced expression of long genes, offering insights into ...

A research team has discovered a mechanism in which blood stem cells respond to acute, severe anemia, through lipoprotein metabolism modification. It has been known how immediate erythroid precursors ...

Carl Shevidy’s doctor diagnosed him with leukemia in July 2014. Two weeks later, he was admitted to the Mayo Clinic.  It was ...

Some flowers may have evolved long stems to make it easier for echolocating bats to find them. Like insects and hummingbirds, ...

Flowers that are pollinated by bats tend to have long stems that make them stand out from the surrounding foliage. New ...

Flowers that are pollinated by bats tend to have long stems that make them stand out from the surrounding foliage. New research published in New Phytologist reveals the evolutionary advantage that ...

Scientists could find a brand-new type of cancer treatment thanks to the first successful lab-grown stem cells.

We are slowly uploading our archives. Thanks! Life gets busy. It happens to all of us. Suddenly you are facing a need for some STEM lessons now! With tight budgets it’s always nice when we can find ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Michigan and collaborating institutions have discovered that inflammation in the gut leaves long-term marks on intestinal stem cells (ISCs) ...

Researchers have discovered that inflammation in the gut leaves long-term marks on intestinal stem cells (ISCs) that reduce their ability to heal the intestine, even after inflammation has receded.