For years, the pancreas has been being taught in biology class as an easy system: insulin lowers blood sugar, and glucagon ...

UCSF scientists discovered that an overlooked cell type in the brain plays a central role in healing traumatic brain injury.

From the moment they're born, newborns—or, specifically, their immune systems—must learn to fight germs without harming their own tissues.

CAR T cells are patient-derived, genetically engineered immune cells. They are "living drugs" and constitute a milestone in ...

An ambitious and revolutionary initiative aims to map every cell of all eukaryotic life on Earth. The result will be a ...

Research on rare post-mortem brain tissue shows changes in gene activity, offering new insight into the biological basis of depression. Researchers from McGill University and the Douglas Institute hav ...

Scientists have mapped underappreciated scaffolding cells in skin, known as fibroblasts. They show for the first time how ...

The NIH is funding a new study at Weill Cornell that aims to identify the regulatory roles of gene variants involved in Type ...

Scientists discover new intestinal cells in Burmese pythons that completely dissolve bones, explaining why they never appear ...

Lab-grown brain cells improved stroke recovery in mice by repairing circuits and reducing damage. Human trials could follow within 5–7 years.

The world of cells is surprisingly noisy. Each cell carries unique genetic information, but when we try to measure cellular ...