The immune cell repertoire is composed of many different cell types that are orchestrated in response to infection and other pathogens that enter the body. As a result, the body can defend itself ...

Recursion, Roche, and its Genentech subsidiary have unveiled a whole-genome map of specialized microglial immune cells that they plan to use toward revealing significant new targets in ...

A Czech scientist has contributed to understanding the function of the thymus—the training center of the immune system. T ...

Peroxisomes are essential cell organelles that play a vital role in lipid metabolism and cellular detoxification. To perform ...

Cellular differentiation of stem cells into specialized cells requires many steps, including division, to create more cells; fate determination, which is a commitment to a specific lineage or ...

Heart failure (HF) is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, affecting millions of people and placing ...

A new study from The University of Texas at Arlington has revealed how cells control their mitochondria—the "energy producers ...

During gestation, the placenta takes on the roles of many of the fetus’ developing organs and serves as a barrier between parent and child. Critical to this is the outermost layer of the organ, the ...

The immune system is comprised of two separate active arms of immunity to provide robust protection against disease. The two separate systems of immunity include the innate and adaptive immune ...

A tiny neural network is sufficient to control the daily rhythm of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. Researchers at the ...