For human health, prematurely aging cells are a big problem. When a cell ages and stops growing, its function changes, which can cause or worsen cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease and other ...

Vertex has doubled down on cell-based therapies for type 1 diabetes (T1D), buying ViaCyte in a $320 million deal that it says will accelerate development of its own candidate VX-880. The deal has ...

Spherocytosis, otherwise known as hereditary spherocytosis, is an inherited blood disorder that causes red blood cells to become sphere-shaped (spherocytes) rather than their normal disk shape.

Although low blood pressure (otherwise known as hypotension) rarely requires treatment, it may need so if there are symptoms like severe dizziness or fainting. The treatment varies by the cause and ...