March 1 (UPI) --The family of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were taken without her consent as she battled cervical cancer, settled a lawsuit with Novartis. Lacks, who was just 31 when died in 1951 and ...

Among the most promising tools of cancer therapy, engineered immune cells known as chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR) T cells have already transformed the treatment of blood cancers. Yet, despite their ...

A Northwestern Medicine study has shed light on one of the most intricate construction projects in biology: how cells build and coordinate the internal scaffolding needed to create a healthy egg. The ...

The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday passed legislation to require public schools across the commonwealth to adopt policies prohibiting student cellphone use during the school day, according to Sen.

An aerial view of the 4 megawatt Dispatch Energy project on the Bunnell Block site in Bridgeport. Credit: COURTESY DISPATCH ENERGY The long-abandoned site of a former plastics manufacturer in downtown ...

Legislation to ban student cell phone use in class moved one step closer to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk. The Michigan Senate voted on a pair of bills Thursday, Jan. 22 that would prohibit students ...

Nahda Nabiilah is a writer and editor from Indonesia. She has always loved writing and playing games, so one day she decided to combine the two. Most of the time, writing gaming guides is a blast for ...

All cells need to sense and respond to their environment—to know when to activate genes, build proteins and carry out their basic functions. One of the most well-studied cellular responses is how they ...

Anyone preparing to drive with Apple CarPlay in specific situations, like traveling to remote areas or roaming, may be wondering whether they can use the service without an active cell connection. The ...