Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

Senescence. It’s a beautiful-sounding word whose tones suggest it should be a perfume or an essential oil. But that’s not even close. Senescence is the loss of a cell’s power to divide and grow, thus ...

(Nanowerk News) Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have rapidly emerged as one of the most promising frontiers in modern biology. These nano-sized messengers mediate communication between cells, tissues, ...

Scientists haven’t had a precise way to arrange and study surface-bound extracellular vesicles and particles (EVPs) as they guide cell behavior. Researchers developed LEVA, which uses patterned ...

Cardiovascular disease causes >50% of deaths in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD). Clinical studies suggest that kidney-derived factors contribute to cardiovascular disease ...

Inside our cells are microscopic bubbles called extracellular vesicles (EVs). These particles carry proteins and compounds that help cells heal and communicate with each other. Scientists see them as ...

Prof. Fang-Jen S. Lee's team at National Taiwan University has discovered that an intermediate cellular metabolism molecule, glycerol, regulates the localization and function of the Golgi protein Imh1 ...

Angus is STAT’s cancer reporter. Marissa, when not working as an intern, studies extracellular vesicles in the brain in her Ph.D. research. Angus Chen covers all issues broadly related to cancer ...

1 School of Bio Sciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India 2 Department of Periodontics, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, India A focused ...

A new study reveals that vesicles packed with healthy mitochondria can supercharge tissue repair and combat chronic disease, paving the way for next-generation regenerative treatments. Study: ...