Although it also performs some functions in men, estrogen, the main female sex hormone, is involved in a myriad of processes, ...

Balanophora plants represent an extreme example of this shift. They do not produce their own food through photosynthesis but ...

Estrogens, the main female sex hormone, although they also perform some functions in men, are involved in a myriad of ...

Chinese researchers have developed a lotion to boost sperm motility, an advance that could help tackle the global male ...

During early development, tissues and organs begin to bloom through the shifting, splitting, and growing of many thousands of ...

A groundbreaking experiment transforms skin cells into egg-like cells, offering hope for infertility treatments amidst ...

The study reveals how Balanophora plants function despite abandoning photosynthesis and, in some species, sexual reproduction ...

In the early stages of mammalian embryonic development, the bipotential gonads can differentiate into the testes or ovaries. These organs are essential for gamete production, transmitting genetic ...

Cell therapies, which have made waves in the treatment of blood cancer, are showing potential for solid tumors. Cell therapies, which have primarily made waves in the treatment of patients with blood ...

Even in death, cells leave a trace. Scientists have discovered a microscopic “Footprint of Death” that not only helps the immune system clean up but can also give viruses a new way to spread infection ...

In 2006 immunologist Shimon Sakaguchi co-wrote an article in Scientific American that now feels prophetic. In the article, entitled “Peacekeepers of the Immune System,” Sakaguchi and his co-author, ...